hydria

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Object Type: hydria
Museum number: 1867,0508.1037
Description: Pottery: red-figured hydria. Toilet scene. On left a woman seated in a chair, with her feet tucked underneath it, holds out both hands to receive a square box from a woman who stands en face, but looks at her. The seated figure wears sleeved chiton at himation: the standing figure, a Doric chiton schistos. The hair of both is looped up behind. The seat of the chair is drawn as projecting beyond the back. Graceful drawing. Eye in profile. Design extends over shoulder of vase.
Producer name: Attributed to: The Shuvalov Painter
Cultures/periods: Attic
Production date: 430BC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Attica (Greece)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Nola
Materials: pottery
Ware: Red Figure
Technique: painted
Dimensions: Height: 15.85 centimetres
Curator's comments: BM Cat. Vases De Rossi, Vasi Greci di Blacas, pl. 46.
Bibliographic references: Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum (E218); CVA British Museum 6 / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 8, British Museum 6 (III Ic Pl. 90, 1)
Location: On display (G20a/dc26)
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Acquisition date: 1867
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1867,0508.1037

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