Terracotta pyxis (box)

Greek, Attic

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 159

Preparations for wedding

The frieze presents a rather full picture of a bride's preparations. At the beginning, she bathes with the help of Eros, who empties an amphora over her. Other women are dressing themselves or adorning a loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water). Inside the house, a woman with Eros on her lap sits with Aphrodite and a matronly attendant.

Terracotta pyxis (box), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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