Terracotta hydria (water jar)

Unknown

ca. 520–510 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On the body, Herakles and Triton On the shoulder, Dionysos in a chariot and three maenads A number of details indicate that this vase was probably made after the introduction of the red-figure technique about 530 B.C. The incision, especially of human musculature, reflects the fluency made possible by red-figure. The composition is bursting its frame, and much of the mouth of the vase is unglazed —with the result that the work appears lighter.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 520–510 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1916