hydria
- Museum number
- 1836,0224.159
- Description
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Pottery: black-figured water-jar (hydria). Designs black on red panels, with incised lines and white accessories. Inside the rim, a pattern of pear-shaped leaves pointing alternately up and down, white on black; outside, ivy-leaves touched up with white. On the neck, Perseus (Ferse) running to left, beardless, with long hair, wings springing from his hips, and talaria (winged sandals). Between his feet, a lotus-bud; on either foot a bird, the rear one larger, with wings back-to-back; behind it, two ivy-branches. On the shoulder, a conclamatio: On the left is the corpse lying on a bier, enveloped in drapery, with the head to right; below, on a low stand, a pair of boots and a pair of sandals. Four mourners approach, with short chitons, and chlamydes over their arms, the three first raising their right hands to their foreheads; the last has both hands on his head. Behind is a bird walking to left; in the field, ivy-branches. Below this design, a band of large ivy-leaves with tendrils, and dots. On the body, Pegasos, with necklace of bullae (studs), and wings attached to feet, galloping to left, with wings back-to-back, followed by a Centaur, with human forelegs and a horse's body attached behind, long hair and beard. His right arm is advanced, left arm drawn back, right leg raised and pointed out in front; on his tail is a large bird to left; in the field, branches.
- Production date
- 510BC-500BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 40.64 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
Micali, Mon. Ined. pp. 236-8, pl. 39.
For the conclamatio, cf. Berlin Cat. 1811-2, 1887-9, and Ann. dell’ Inst. 1864, pls. O. P.
- Location
- On display (G71/dc22)
- Acquisition date
- 1836
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1836,0224.159
