{"id":17191,"date":"2026-03-11T23:55:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=17191"},"modified":"2026-03-12T22:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:03:36","slug":"exekias-black-figure-amphora-achilles-and-penthesilea-32-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/exekias-black-figure-amphora-achilles-and-penthesilea-32-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Exekias Black-Figure Amphora \u2013 Achilles and Penthesilea 32 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1465\">This museum reproduction is inspired by a renowned Attic black-figure amphora created by the master potter and painter Exekias around 540\u2013530 BCE, now housed in the <strong data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1277\">British Museum, London<\/strong>. The original ceramic vessel exemplifies the height of the Archaic Greek black-figure technique, in which figures are painted in glossy black slip and incised to reveal intricate details.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1886\">One side of the amphora depicts the dramatic mythological moment when the Greek hero <strong data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1599\">Achilles slays the Amazon queen Penthesilea<\/strong> during the Trojan War. The composition captures the intense \u201cpregnant moment\u201d of mythic storytelling favored in Greek vase painting. The reverse side shows <strong data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1810\">Dionysos presenting a wine cup to his son Oinopion<\/strong>, reflecting the amphora\u2019s connection to wine storage and symposium culture.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"2251\">Exekias was among the most celebrated Athenian vase artists, known for both potting and painting his vessels. His works are prized for their precise incision, balanced composition, and emotional narrative. This replica recreates the iconic form and imagery of the original amphora, allowing collectors to experience a masterpiece of <strong data-start=\"2221\" data-end=\"2250\">Archaic Greek ceramic art<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2276\" data-end=\"2457\">Replica of an <strong data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2349\">Attic black-figure amphora by Exekias (ca. 540\u2013530 BCE)<\/strong> depicting <strong data-start=\"2360\" data-end=\"2392\">Achilles killing Penthesilea<\/strong>, based on the original ceramic vessel in the <strong data-start=\"2438\" data-end=\"2456\">British Museum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[69,72],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-17191","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-pottery","product_cat-black-figure"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=17191"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=17191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}