Three-handled jug with relief medallions

late 2nd–early 3rd century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 169
This unusual three-handled jug is decorated with molded appliqué disks. Two are from the same mold and depict the Greek mythological figures Atalanta and Hippomenes. The third appliqué shows a religious procession with the cult statue of the Egyptian goddess Isis being paraded in a cart. The jug is said to have been found at Arausio (modern Orange, Southern France), but it was probably made in a workshop at either Lyon or Vienne in the upper Rhône Valley.

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Object Information
  • Title: Three-handled jug with relief medallions
  • Period: Imperial
  • Date: late 2nd–early 3rd century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Terracotta; Rhône Valley ware
  • Dimensions: H. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm); diameter 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.194.870
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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