Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)

Achilles Painter

ca. 450–440 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Youth pursuing woman The scene may represent Peleus pursuing Thetis. Their child was the Greek hero Achilles.

Artist

Achilles Painter

Date

ca. 450–440 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1949