Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)

early 4th century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Poseidon and Amymone with Amphitrite, Aphrodite, Dionysos, satyrs, and maenads

The subject here is the same as on the hydria 56.171.55, and the general composition is similar. Interesting differences include the greater prominence of Amymone and the presence of Amphitrite, Poseidon's consort.

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Title: Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)
Artist: Attributed to the Meleager Painter
Period: Classical
Date: early 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: H. 17 3/16 in. (43.6 cm); diameter of mouth 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm); diameter of foot 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
Object Number: 56.171.56
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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