Terracotta hydria (water jar)

Unknown

ca. 430–420 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Eros and woman The scene shows a woman seated with a casket and pet bird, thus probably in the domestic quarters of her house. Eros hovers before her holding out a garment, probably for her impending marriage.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 430–420 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915