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Description: Graduating Students Depart for the Front

TitleGraduating Students Depart for the Front

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation dateUnknown

Object typePainting

LocationNational Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

SubjectsPainting, JapaneseDraftJapan--History, MilitarySoldiers in art

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Chapter 4. Japan’s Beautiful Modern War

John W. Dower

Description: Wearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain, and the United...

Wearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain, and the United States, 1931–1945

World War II in Asia is a good example. For most Americans, the beginning of that war, like its end, is perfectly clear. Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, marks the beginning...

Author

John W. Dower

PublisherBard Graduate Center

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.93-113

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00331.5

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Chapter subject tags:Mukden Incident, China, 1931War propagandaJapan--History, MilitaryTaishō period, 1912-1926Motion pictures--Japan--History--20th centuryClothing and dress--Japan

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Capture of Guam

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nameKōhei, Esaki

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1941

Object typePainting

MaterialsColor on paper

LocationNational Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Capture of Guam

Leonidas at Thermopylae

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nameDavid, Jacques-Louis

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1814

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions12 ft. 11 1/2 in. × 17 ft. 5 in.

LocationMuseé du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065425

Accession numberINV 3690

Leonidas at Thermopylae

The Surrender of Breda

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 17

Creator nameVelázquez, Diego

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1635

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions121 1/8 x 145 7/8 in. (307.5 x 370.5 cm)

LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid

https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-surrender-of-breda/0cc7577a-51d9-44fd-b4d5-4dba8d9cb13a

Accession numberP01172

The Surrender of Breda

Surrender of Breda

Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture scenes

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation datec. 1525

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsAmate paper

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/d234da96-2981-4316-8d27-60ce01fa373d

Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture...

Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture scenes

The Army of Jugs

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameDavid, Jacques-Louis

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1793–1794

Object typePrint

MaterialsEtching with hand coloring on paper

Dimensions11 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. (30 x 50 cm)

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

The Army of Jugs

Station Duty

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 30

Creator nameNakamura Yoshio

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1947

Object typePainting

Materialsoil on canvas

LocationHimeji City Museum of Art, Japan

Station Duty

The Mukden Battle in the Russo-Japanese War

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nameKanokogi, Takeshiro

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1905

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationSeitoku Memorial Picture Gallery, Tokyo

The Mukden Battle in the Russo-Japanese...

The Mukden Battle in the Russo-Japanese War

What Do I Want, John Henry?

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameGardner, Alexander

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1862

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsAlbumen print

Dimensions12 x 15 3/4 in. (30.5 x 40 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/57094

Accession number1978.148.2

What Do I Want, John Henry?

What Do I Want, John Henry?, plate 27 from Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War

Young '48 and Old '76

Posted by:John Carlson

May 16

Creator nameWoodville, Richard Caton

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1848

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions21 x 26 7/8 in.

LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore

http://art.thewalters.org/detail/33726/old-76-and-young-48/

Accession number37.2370

Young '48 and Old '76

Execution of Maximilian

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 17

Creator nameManet, Edouard

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1867–1868

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

DimensionsFour fragments, approx. 74 3/4 x 63 in. (190 x 160 cm), 39 x 23 1/4 in. (99 x 59 cm), 35 x 11 3/4 in. (89 x 30 cm), 13 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (35 x 26 cm)

LocationNational Gallery, London

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/edouard-manet-the-execution-of-maximilian

Accession numberNG3294

Execution of Maximilian

Home, Sweet Home

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameHomer, Winslow

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1863

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions21 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (54.6 x 41.9 cm)

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.79933.html

Accession number1997.72.1

Home, Sweet Home

Contraband

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameHomer, Winslow

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1875

Object typePainting

MaterialsWatercolor on paper

Dimensions9 1/2 x 8 in. (24.1 x 20.3 cm)

LocationArkell Museum at Canajoharie, New York

Contraband

Red-figure amphora

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 14

Creator nameWestreenen Painter

Creator name (description)Attributed to the Westreenen Painter

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date450–440 BC

Object typeContainer

MaterialsTerracotta

DimensionsH. 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm); diameter 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254281

Accession number41.162.109

Red-figure amphora

Woman and soldier pouring a libation

Sharpshooter

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameHomer, Winslow

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1863

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions12 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (31.1 x 41.9 cm)

LocationPortland Museum of Art, Maine

http://collections.portlandmuseum.org/Obj4775

Accession number1992.41

Sharpshooter

A Council of State

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator nameBry, Theodor de

Creator name (description)Theodor de Bry, after an original painting of 1564 by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1591

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

LocationRucker Agee Map Collection, Birmingham Public Library, Alabama

http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4017coll6/id/1100/rec/6

A Council of State

Caravan with Covered Wagons Resting

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameHomer, Winslow

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1861

Object typePainting

MaterialsGraphite and watercolor on paper

Dimensions5 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (14 x 21.3 cm)

LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.98205.html

Accession number1996.121.2a/b

Caravan with Covered Wagons Resting

Lives of the Offas: Battle scene

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nameParis, Matthew

Creator nationality/cultureBritish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberCotton MS Nero D.1, fol. 3v

Lives of the Offas: Battle scene

Life of St Alban: Battle between pagans and Christians

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nameParis, Matthew

Creator nationality/cultureBritish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1240

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationTrinity College, Dublin

Accession numberMs. 177 (E.1.40), fol. 48

Life of St Alban: Battle between pagans...

Life of St Alban: Battle between pagans and Christians

Sallust, "Catalina": The arrest of Vulturcius

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1400–1430

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Publique et Universitaire, Geneva

Accession numberMs. 54, fol. 15v

Sallust, "Catalina": The arrest of...

Sallust, "Catalina": The arrest of Vulturcius

Original cartoon used for Bakudan Sanyūshi design

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1932

Object typePainting

MaterialsPaint on paper

LocationShiorian Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

Original cartoon used for Bakudan...

Original cartoon used for Bakudan Sanyūshi design

Standing warrior holding a dart

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationPrivate Collection

Standing warrior holding a dart

Dancing Warrior at Rattlesnake Bluff

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator nameBayliss, Gigi

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

Dancing Warrior at Rattlesnake Bluff

Cutting: The soldiers fall before Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1370–1400

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationWallace Collection, London

Accession numberM.348

Cutting: The soldiers fall before Christ...

Cutting: The soldiers fall before Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

The Execution of Emperor Maximilian

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 13

Creator nameManet, Edouard

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1868

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions99 1/4 x 119 1/4 in. (252.1 x 302.9 cm)

LocationStadtische Kunsthalle, Mannheim, Germany

The Execution of Emperor Maximilian

The body of Sarpedon stripped of its armour

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 06

Creator nameEuphronios

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 525 BC

Object typeContainer

LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The body of Sarpedon stripped of its...

The body of Sarpedon stripped of its armour

Our Divine Troops to the Rescue

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 30

Creator nameFujita, Tsugouharu

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1944

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationNational Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

Our Divine Troops to the Rescue

Furoshiki (wrapping cloth), Mitsubishi Bomber

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1930–1940

Object typeTextile

MaterialsYūzen-dyed artificial silk

LocationTanaka Yoku, Tokyo

Furoshiki (wrapping cloth), Mitsubishi...

Furoshiki (wrapping cloth), Mitsubishi Bomber

Cover of Shōnen Kurabu (Boys' Club)

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1940

Object typePeriodical

LocationShōnen Kurabu, October 1940, Kodansha Publishing, Tokyo

Cover of Shōnen Kurabu (Boys'...

Cover of Shōnen Kurabu (Boys' Club)

Description: Speculum Humanae Salvationis": The soldiers fall before Christ in the...

Speculum Humanae Salvationis": The soldiers fall before Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1270–1330

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich

Accession numberClm 146, fol. 19v

Speculum Humanae Salvationis": The...

Speculum Humanae Salvationis": The soldiers fall before Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Kimono fabric, Tradition and Modernity, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1930–1940

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsPrinted muslin

LocationPrivate collection, New York

Kimono fabric, Tradition and Modernity,...

Kimono fabric, Tradition and Modernity, detail

Chronicle: Battle of Damietta

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nameParis, Matthew

Creator nationality/cultureBritish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationCorpus Christi College, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. 16, fol. 54v

Chronicle: Battle of Damietta

Government poster

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1935–1940

Object typePrint

LocationPrivate collection, New York

Government poster

Obiage, sash used with obi

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1895–1900

Object typeClothing/Costume

MaterialsYūzen-dyed silk chirimen

LocationMiyuki Otaka, New York

Obiage, sash used with obi

Vessel depicting kneeling warrior with club

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMoche

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 250–550

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

Dimensions9 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (23.8 x 21.6 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/6336

Accession number1957.409

Vessel depicting kneeling warrior with...

Vessel depicting kneeling warrior with club

Description: Lieutenant Commander Yamanaka, Chief Gunner of Our Ship Fuji, Fights Fiercely in the...

Lieutenant Commander Yamanaka, Chief Gunner of Our Ship Fuji, Fights Fiercely in the Naval Battle at the Entrance to Port Arthur (Ryojunkô no kaisen ni waga Fuji hôjutsuchô Yamanaka shôsa funsen)

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nameToshihide, Migita

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1904

Object typePrint

MaterialsWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/154794/lieutenant-commander-yamanaka-chief-gunner-of-our-ship-fuji

Accession number2000.75a-c

Lieutenant Commander Yamanaka, Chief...

Lieutenant Commander Yamanaka, Chief Gunner of Our Ship Fuji, Fights Fiercely in the Naval Battle at the Entrance to Port Arthur (Ryojunkô no kaisen ni waga Fuji hôjutsuchô Yamanaka shôsa funsen)

Original cartoon used for kimono design

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 26

Creator nationality/cultureJapanese

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1930–1940

Object typePainting

MaterialsPaint on paper

LocationShiorian Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

Original cartoon used for kimono design

Monte Alban, Stela 2, representing a warrior in jaguar costume

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureZapotec

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 300

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLimestone

LocationOaxaca, Mexico

Monte Alban, Stela 2, representing a...

Monte Alban, Stela 2, representing a warrior in jaguar costume

Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 23

Creator nameManet, Edouard

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1865

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions74 7/8 x 58 3/8 in. (190.3 × 148.3 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/16499

Accession number1925.703

Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers

Eadwine Psalter: Psalm XIX (20)

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationTrinity College, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. R.17.1, fol. 33v

Eadwine Psalter: Psalm XIX (20)

Drinking warrior with trophy heads

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions14 5/8 x 8 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (37.2 x 21.5 x 23.9 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/96217

Accession numberCa 34406

Drinking warrior with trophy heads

Seated warrior

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions14 x 13 x 9 in. (35.56 x 33.02 x 22.86 cm)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

http://collections.lacma.org/node/253656

Accession numberM.86.296.118

Seated warrior

Warriors arming, details of a kalyx krater

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 06

Creator nameEuphronios

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 525 BC

Object typeContainer

LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Warriors arming, details of a kalyx...

Warriors arming, details of a kalyx krater

A Roman Soldier

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator name (description)After Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Creator roleDraftsman

Object typeDrawing

A Roman Soldier

Amphora with scenes of charioteers and foot-soldiers

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 730–700 BC

Object typeContainer

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

Amphora with scenes of charioteers and...

Amphora with scenes of charioteers and foot-soldiers

Squatting warrior wearing a helmet

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions14 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 11 in. (37.6 x 39.9 x 27.9 cm)

LocationHudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono

http://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/palmer-collections/hm3835/

Accession numberHM3835

Squatting warrior wearing a helmet

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Landing of the British Troops in the Bay of Aboukir . . . On the 8th of March, 1801

Posted by:John Carlson

May 03

Creator nameLoutherbourg, Philippe Jacques de

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1802

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions106.4 × 152.8 cm

LocationNational Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/8223/landing-british-troops-aboukir-8-march-1801

Accession numberPG 2681

Landing of the British Troops in the Bay...

Landing of the British Troops in the Bay of Aboukir . . . On the 8th of March, 1801

Psalter: Psalm I

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1000–1050

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment codex

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_603_f002r

Accession numberHarley MS 603, fol. 2

Psalter: Psalm I

The Veteran (Portrait of George Reynolds)

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator nameEakins, Thomas

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1885

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions22 1/4 x 15 in. (56.4 x 43.8 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52625

Accession number1961.18.20

The Veteran (Portrait of George...

The Veteran (Portrait of George Reynolds)

Standing warrior

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions37 1/2 x 16 x 17 in. (95.25 x 40.64 x 43.18 cm)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

http://collections.lacma.org/node/253626

Accession numberM.86.296.86

Standing warrior

Description: Chichén Itza, upper Temple of the Jaguars, reliefs of Toltec warriors on...

Chichén Itza, upper Temple of the Jaguars, reliefs of Toltec warriors on door-jambs

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureToltec

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1200

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsLimestone

LocationYucatán, Mexico

Chichén Itza, upper Temple of the...

Chichén Itza, upper Temple of the Jaguars, reliefs of Toltec warriors on door-jambs

The Army of the Potomac — A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator nameHomer, Winslow

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1862

Object typePrint

MaterialsWood engraving

DimensionsImage 9 1/8 x 13 3/4 in. (23.1 x 34.9 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/158259

Accession number2001.795

The Army of the Potomac — A...

The Army of the Potomac — A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty

A Roman Soldier

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nameTiepolo, Giovanni Battista

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1720–1722

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsRed chalk, washed, over black chalk

Dimensions10 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (26.2 x 18.1 cm)

LocationPrinceton University Art Museum, New Jersey

http://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/7970

Accession number1948-842

A Roman Soldier

Two standing male warriors with darts

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationPrivate Collection

Two standing male warriors with darts

Amphora, view showing Memnon and two Ethiopian warriors

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nameExekias

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 535 BCE

Object typeContainer

MaterialsTerracotta

Dimensions16.5 in. (41.9 cm) H

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/1599668001

Accession number1849,0518.10

Amphora, view showing Memnon and two...

Exekias, amphora (detail): Memnon and two Ethiopian warriors

Amphora, detail showing Memnon and an Ethiopian warrior

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nameExekias

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date540-530 BCE

Object typeContainer

MaterialsTerracotta

LocationPenn Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/259763

Accession numberMS3442

Amphora, detail showing Memnon and an...

Exekias, amphora (detail): Memnon and an Ethiopian warrior

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