Terracotta hydria (water jar)

Attributed to the Workshop of the Iliupersis Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

Woman at a tomb

Although funerary scenes abound in South Italian vase-painting, few depict activities at a grave site. In a rare exception, this vase shows a woman tying a fillet around the pillar-shaped monument while the two others pour a libation and prepare to place a wreath. The type of grave marker and the dedications are comparable to those associated with Athenian lekythoi (oil jars) and stelai, except for the prominent pomegranates here.

Terracotta hydria (water jar), Attributed to the Workshop of the Iliupersis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian

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Terracotta hydria (water jar), Attributed to the Workshop of the Iliupersis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian
Terracotta hydria (water jar), Attributed to the Workshop of the Iliupersis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian
Terracotta hydria (water jar), Attributed to the Workshop of the Iliupersis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian

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