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Attributed to the Ptoon Painter
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.
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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
Accession Number: 56.171.28
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