Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)

Unknown

last quarter of 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On the body, obverse, prothesis (laying out of the deceased) with mourners Reverse, male mourners; subsidiary frieze, file of horsemen On the neck, obverse, mourning women Reverse, mourning women; subsidiary frieze, siren between panthers It is very unfortunate that this loutrophoros is so damaged and so incomplete. It was richly decorated with principal and subsidiary subjects on the obverse and reverse. The remaining figures are well drawn with much added white preserved. The women here clearly tear their hair, illustrating a traditional part of their lamentations.

Artist

Unknown

Date

last quarter of 6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906