Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings)
Obverse, seated woman with two women and youth
Reverse, two women
At each handle, Nike
The scene shows preparations for a wedding. The seated bride, who holds a mirror, is flanked by attendants holding a dinos (deep bowl), probably of bronze, and a casket. The youth at the right might be the groom.
Reverse, two women
At each handle, Nike
The scene shows preparations for a wedding. The seated bride, who holds a mirror, is flanked by attendants holding a dinos (deep bowl), probably of bronze, and a casket. The youth at the right might be the groom.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings)
- Artist: Attributed to the Naples Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 420 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. without lid 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm)
diameter 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1021.298
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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