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Terracotta hydria (water jar)

Attributed to the Eagle Painter
ca. 520–510 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 152
Obverse, a lion and a leopard felling a bull
Reverse, two horsemen

This jar belongs to a small group of distinctive hydriae found in Etruria that are believed to have been produced by East Greek craftsmen who had emigrated to Caere, an Etruscan city on the Italian coast, north of Rome. Here, two felines attacking a bull are surrounded by beautifully drawn ivy wreaths.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta hydria (water jar)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Eagle Painter
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 520–510 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Caeretan
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)
    diameter of body 12 15/16 in. (32.8 cm)
    diameter of lip 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm)
    diameter of foot 7 1/16 in. (18 cm)
    width with handles 14 15/16 in. (38 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.11.1
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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