Black-Figure Amphora, Micali Painter

Etruscan artists imitated greek black-figure ware during the later 6th through the mid-5th centuries bc. On this amphora (two-handled storage vessel), running satyrs gesture wildly beneath a procession of birds. The vivid animation of the figures is typical of etruscan art, and their dance-like poses and proportions are probably inspired by the wall-paintings of contemporary etruscan tombs. Date: between 500 and 490 BC. Place of creation: Cerveteri, Italy. Dimensions: height: 42.5 cm (16.7 in); width: 26 cm (10.2 in). Medium: terracotta. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Micali Painter - Black-Figure Amphora - Walters 487 - Profile