Three-handled jug with relief medallions

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late 2nd–early 3rd century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

This unusual three-handled jug is decorated with molded appliqué disks. Two are from the same mold and depict the Greek mythological figures Atalanta and Hippomenes. The third appliqué shows a religious procession with the cult statue of the Egyptian goddess Isis being paraded in a cart. The jug is said to have been found at Arausio (modern Orange, Southern France), but it was probably made in a workshop at either Lyon or Vienne in the upper Rhône Valley.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 2nd–early 3rd century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917