Hydria (water vessel); Above: warriors departing for battle; Center: women at a fountain
Artist: The Priam Painter (Greek)
Date: about 520-510 BCE
Dimensions:
H (to top of handle): 23 1/16 in. (58.5 cm); H (to lip): 21 1/4 in. (54 cm); Diam (shoulder): 13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm); Diam (mouth): 10 3/4 in. (27 cm); Diam (foot): 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Medium: Black Figure; Wheel-thrown, slip-decorated earthenware with incised details
Place of Origin: Greek, Attica
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1961.23
Label Text:This hydria shows six women gathering at a fountain house, which was one of their limited social activities. They collect water for their homes in vessels like the one the scene is painted on, holding and carrying them in a variety of positions. The artistshows the women talking, gesturing, and making eye contact, with their bodies overlapping each other and the fountain architecture. On the shoulder, a charioteer, an archer, and a foot soldier depart for war; an old man seated on a block bids them farewell.
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