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Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings)

Attributed to the Naples Painter
ca. 420 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Obverse, seated woman with two women and youth
Reverse, two women
At each handle, Nike

The scene shows preparations for a wedding. The seated bride, who holds a mirror, is flanked by attendants holding a dinos (deep bowl), probably of bronze, and a casket. The youth at the right might be the groom.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Naples Painter
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 420 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H. without lid 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm)
    diameter 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
  • Object Number: 06.1021.298
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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