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Attributed to the Orpheus Painter
Eros presenting shoes to bride, surrounded by groom, two other men, and four women
The decoration of a hydria is normally restricted to the front of the vase. The charming scene here wraps around the entire circumference.
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Title: Terracotta hydria (water jar)
Artist:
Attributed to the Orpheus Painter
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 430 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: H. 16 3/4 in. (42.49 cm); diameter 12 3/16 in. (31 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number: 17.230.15
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