Terracotta hydria (water jar)
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On the body, Herakles and Triton
On the shoulder, Theseus and Perithous abducting Antiope
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On the body, Herakles and Triton
On the shoulder, Theseus and Perithous abducting Antiope
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Title: Terracotta hydria (water jar)
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 520–500 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 11/16in. (47.5cm)
Other (total height): 20 7/16in. (52cm)
Other (height at lip): 18 11/16in. (47.5cm)
Other (diameter at shoulder): 12 5/8in. (32.1cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Object Number: 12.198.3
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