Terracotta hydria (water jar)
On the shoulder of this beautifully decorated vase, three men wrapped in brightly colored cloaks are flanked by large roosters and flowers as well as a siren and a swan. Below the floral band stroll panthers, goats, and a swan.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta hydria (water jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Ptoon Painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 560 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm)
diameter of mouth 6 in. (15.2 cm)
diameter of foot 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
- Object Number: 56.171.28
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Ptoon Painter
ca. 570–560 BCE
Troilos Painter
ca. 490 BCE
Greek, South Italian, Campanian
4th century BCE
Greek, Attic
late 10th–early 9th century BCE
Greek, Attic
mid-4th century BCE
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