hydria

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Object Type
Museum number: 1859,0216.107
Description: Campanian red figured pottery hydria depicting an adrogynous Eros moving to the left, he raises his right leg to place it on a tendril, in his right hand he holds a circlet of beads in front of his knees and in his left hand he holds a tympanon, his hair is gathered in a knot behind like a woman's; white accessories.
Producer name: Painted by: The Painter of the Naples Hydriai; Workshop of: The Capua Painter
Cultures/periods
Production date: 335BC-325BC
Production place: Made in: Campania
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Technique
Dimensions: Height: 28.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Old Catalogue / A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum (1384); LCS / The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily (3/108)
Location: On display (G1/wp52/sh3)
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1859
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1859,0216.107

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