兵马俑（罐） - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	兵马俑（罐）
品名（英）	Terracotta pelike (jar)
入馆年号	1945年，45.11.1
策展部门	希腊和罗马艺术（Greek and Roman Art）
创作者	Polygnotos
创作年份	公元前 450 - 公元前 400
创作地区
分类	花瓶（Vases）
尺寸	高 18 13/16 英寸 (47.8 厘米) diameter 13 1/2 英寸 (34.3 厘米)
介绍（中）	正面，珀尔修斯斩首熟睡的美杜莎反面，两个女人之间的波利佩提斯国王波利德克提斯国王派珀尔修斯获得蛇发女怪美杜莎的头部，蛇发女妖是一种长着翅膀的怪物，有着耀眼的眼睛，它的目光让旁观者变成了石头。珀尔修斯在雅典娜、赫尔墨斯和睡莲的帮助下完成了他的任务，并返回了他出发的塞里福斯岛。到公元前五世纪中叶，蛇发女怪的故事和头像在阿提克艺术中流行起来。珀尔修斯在准备斩首熟睡的美杜莎时，坚定不移地看着他的保护人雅典娜。然而，这里的渲染很不寻常，因为这是美杜莎最早的一张年轻漂亮女人的脸。这里的另一个重要特征是，虽然不再容易看到，但射线围绕着英雄的头部，表明他有特殊的身材或力量与正面的动作和细节相比，背面展现了一个盛大而安静的场景，一个不为人所知的国王在两个拿着标准供具的女人之间<在古典雅典，Polygnotos是一个相当流行的名字。它最常与塔索斯的Polygnotos联系在一起，他在雅典和德尔福绘制了大型壁画，这些壁画在古代文学资料中有描述。
介绍（英）	Obverse, Perseus beheading the sleeping Medusa Reverse, King Polypeithes between two women King Polydektes sent Perseus to obtain the head of the Gorgon Medusa, a monstrous, snaky-haired, winged creature with glaring eyes whose gaze turned beholders to stone. Perseus accomplished his mission with the help of Athena, Hermes and the Nymphs, and returned to the island of Seriphos whence he had set out. By the mid-fifth century B.C., the story and the motif of the Gorgon's head had become popular in Attic art. Perseus looks unwaveringly at his protectress, Athena as he is about to behead the sleeping Medusa. The rendering here is unusual, however, because it is one of the earliest in which Medusa's face is that of a beautiful young woman. Another important feature here, although not longer readily visible, is that rays surround the hero's head, indicating special stature or power. Compared with the movement and detail on the obverse, the reverse shows a grand and quiet scene of a king—who is not otherwise known—between two women holding the standard offering utensils. Polygnotos was a rather current name in classical Athens. It is most often associated with Polygnotos of Thasos who painted large-scale wall paintings in Athens and Delphi that are described in ancient literary sources.