Terracotta hydria (water jar)

Orpheus Painter

ca. 430 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Eros presenting shoes to bride, surrounded by groom, two other men, and four women The decoration of a hydria is normally restricted to the front of the vase. The charming scene here wraps around the entire circumference.

Artist

Orpheus Painter

Date

ca. 430 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1917