Terracotta hydria (water jar)
On the body, Herakles and Triton
On the shoulder, Dionysos in a chariot and three maenads
A number of details indicate that this vase was probably made after the introduction of the red-figure technique about 530 B.C. The incision, especially of human musculature, reflects the fluency made possible by red-figure. The composition is bursting its frame, and much of the mouth of the vase is unglazed —with the result that the work appears lighter.
On the shoulder, Dionysos in a chariot and three maenads
A number of details indicate that this vase was probably made after the introduction of the red-figure technique about 530 B.C. The incision, especially of human musculature, reflects the fluency made possible by red-figure. The composition is bursting its frame, and much of the mouth of the vase is unglazed —with the result that the work appears lighter.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta hydria (water jar)
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 520–510 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 18 3/16 in. (46.2 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1916
- Object Number: 16.70
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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