Hydria, Red-Figure
1900.11.0034
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Hydria, Red-Figure (1900.11.0034) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Darius Painter |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Classical, 330-320 BCE. |
| Culture | South Italian Greek, Apulian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 17.3 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 14.5 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Diameter) | 11.3 cm |
| Weight | 343 g |
| Measuring Remarks | D2 is the width including handles. D3 is the diameter at the widest point (no handles). The rim diameter is 6.9 cm. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Painting, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | Black (N 2.75/) -ns Brownish Orange ( 2.5 YR 5/8) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | APULIAN RED-FIGURE Torus mouth, flaring foot with grooved edge. Interior of neck partially glazed. ON the lower neck, tongue pattern. Below vertical handle, full palmette flanked by volutes. Reserved rosette above horizontal handle. SUBJECT On the body, a woman rushed left. She wears a belted chiton, kekryphalos, and double bracelets. Fillet in her right hand and box draped with fillet in her left hand. Relief contour throughout. ACCESSORY COLORS Yellow: bracelets and fillets. -- Sarah Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 55, 6-7. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | For similar women, see the pelike in Paris, Cab. Med. 905 (RVA p II, p. 491, no. 32, pl. 175:4) and a hydria in the Vatican (V 27)(RVA p II, p. 556, no. 118– Darius-Underworld Circle). |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 44, Plate 55,6-7. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |