Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)

Greek, Attic

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

On the body, obverse, prothesis (laying out of the deceased) with mourners; reverse, mourners
On the neck, obverse and reverse, mourners
On the subsidiary frieze, horsemen

The iconography of this vase is canonical for a loutrophoros. Of interest is the subsidiary frieze of horsemen. Horses play a significant role in funerary iconography, in the form of war chariots, racing chariots, or riders. The reference will be to the status of the deceased, for ownership of a horse in ancient Athens was a mark of wealth and privilege.

Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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