Bronze hydria: kalpis (water jar)

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early 5th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

An inscription on the top of the mouth reads: "One of the prizes from the competition in honor of the Dioskouroi." Although the Panathenaic games were the most famous events in Attica, there were others. The Dioskouroi are the legendary twin brothers of Helen, whose beauty precipitated the Trojan War.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 5th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Joyce and Dietrich von Bothmer, in memory of Christos G. Bastis, 1999