Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)

Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)

Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 17 3/16 in. (43.6 cm); diameter of mouth 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm); diameter of foot 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm). Date: early 4th century B.C.. Poseidon and Amymone with Amphitrite, Aphrodite, Dionysos, satyrs, and maenads The subject here is the same as on the hydria 56.171.55, and the general composition is similar. Interesting differences include the greater prominence of Amymone and the presence of Amphitrite, Poseidon's consort.

Terracotta; red-figure

classical

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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3670 x 4037 px | 42.4 MB

31.1 x 34.2 cm | 12.2 x 13.5 in (300 dpi)