The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings)

Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings)

Period:: Classical
Date:: ca. 420 B.C.
Culture:: Greek, Attic
Medium:: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions:: H. without lid 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm) diameter 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm)
Classification:: Vases
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number:: 06.1021.298

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 171

Description

Obverse, seated woman with two women and youth
Reverse, two women
At each handle, Nike

The scene shows preparations for a wedding. The seated bride, who holds a mirror, is flanked by attendants holding a dinos (deep bowl), probably of bronze, and a casket. The youth at the right might be the groom.
Provenance

Said to be from Greece
References

Mertens, Joan R. 2010. How to Read Greek Vases. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 30-31, fig. 17.
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Who
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What
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