Terracotta fragments of a hydria: kalpis (water jar)

Unknown

490–480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Bearded, filleted warrior to right, wearing a chitoniskos underneath a corselet, with his himation draped around his shoulders, upper arms, and back, with his left hand, touching the top of his head, holding his helmet in his right hand, and wearing greaves on his legs

Artist

Unknown

Date

490–480 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011