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Classical Greek Ceramic Amphora – The Abduction of Europa with a Chariot Scene

Original price was: 950.00 €.Current price is: 860.00 €.

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Weight	3.400 kg
Dimensions	0.29 × 0.20 × 0.58 cm

This classical Greek ceramic amphora,dating to around 430B.C,is decorated with vivid mythological and heroic imagery.
On the front side,a chariot scene unfolds-a dynamic depiction of warriors or heroes riding into battle or procession.The finely drawn horses and figures emphasize strength and movement,reflecting the Greek admiration for heroismand the human form.
On the reverse side,the scene depicts the Abduction of Europa: Zeus,transformed into a bull,carries the Phoenician princess Europa across the sea,while she clings to his horn and her flowing drapery billows in the wind.The composition captures the grace and motion typical of mind-century Athenian vase painting.
The amphora combines myth and motion,serving both as a functional vessel and as a work of art celebrating divine and human vitality in classical Greece.

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