Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)

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late 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On the body, obverse, six women at a bier; reverse, five men On the neck, obverse, three women; reverse, three men The most frequently represented part of Attic funerary ritual is the prothesis, the laying out of the deceased surrounded by mourners. The care of the dead was primarily the task of women; they appear closest to the bier, while the men appear on the reverse of the vase.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921