Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)

late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162
Yellow and pink garland encircles vase.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
  • Period: Early Hellenistic
  • Date: late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
  • Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Canosan
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Dimensions: H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
  • Object Number: 06.1021.249
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) - Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Canosan - Early Hellenistic - The Metropolitan Museum of Art