Terracotta lebes gamikos (round-bottomed bowl with handles and stand used in weddings)
Naples Painter
ca. 420 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Obverse, seated woman with two women and youth Reverse, two women At each handle, Nike The scene shows preparations for a wedding. The seated bride, who holds a mirror, is flanked by attendants holding a dinos (deep bowl), probably of bronze, and a casket. The youth at the right might be the groom.
- Artist
- Naples Painter
- Date
- ca. 420 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1906
