Terracotta hydria (water jar)

Troilos Painter

ca. 490 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Triptolemos in his winged chariot bringing wheat to mankind Athens controlled the sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis and claimed that the goddess had given wheat and the secrets of agriculture to Triptolemos, a local prince. Numerous Attic vases show the youth in a winged chariot setting off to spread knowledge of the cultivation of wheat.

Artist

Troilos Painter

Date

ca. 490 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1956