Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)
Women outdoors
The setting is indicated by the uneven terrain and the wisps of plant life growing around the figures. Otherwise, the iconography would be that of women in a domestic interior. The ladies are finely dressed and embellished with jewelry. They are shown with their caskets, wool baskets, and a mirror.
The setting is indicated by the uneven terrain and the wisps of plant life growing around the figures. Otherwise, the iconography would be that of women in a domestic interior. The ladies are finely dressed and embellished with jewelry. They are shown with their caskets, wool baskets, and a mirror.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Chrysis Painter (namepiece)
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 420–410 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H.: 17 x 12 3/16 in. (43.2 x 31 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1021.185
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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