hydria
- Museum number
- 1856,1001.5
- Description
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Pottery: black glazed ware hydria.
Ribbed body, with recurved side-handles and thick foot. The handle at the back terminates below in a moulded beardless mask; on either side of its upper insertion is a knob.
On the neck and body are ivy-wreaths incised and painted in red and white, that on the neck between two rows of dots. On the shoulder are relief medallions attached to the vase, four times repeated, representing Heracles seizing the Keryneian stag: he kneels with right knee on its haunch, and with left hand draws it towards him by the mouth, while his right arm is drawn back to strike it with his club; he wears the lion's skin over his right shoulder.
- Production date
- 4thC BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 44.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
Cf. ΒM Vase B231, and Roscher, i. p. 2224.
- Location
- On display (G1/wp161/sh5)
- Condition
- Restored. One handle lost.
- Acquisition date
- 1856
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1856,1001.5