AMICA ID:
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MMA_.26.50
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Greek
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Creator Role:
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Argive
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Greek, Argive
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Title:
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Hydria (water jar) with protome of a woman
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 460 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-462
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Creation End Date:
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-458
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Materials and Techniques:
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Bronze
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Classification Term:
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Bronzes
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Dimensions:
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H. with handle 20 1/4 in. (51.41 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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26.50
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1926
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Rights:
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Context:
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This hydria, like all Greek art, is marked by clearly defined parts organized into a harmonious well-proportioned whole. The plain body swells gently to the shoulder zone, which turns inward with a soft cushionlike curve. The shoulder is decorated with a simple shallow tongue pattern that echoes the vertical ribbing on the foot. The neck shoots from the shoulder to a flaring mouth from which the bust of a woman seems to emerge. The figure, which belongs to the vertical handle of the vessel, wears a peplos and her serene face is framed by carefully detailed hair. Rotelles with a rosette pattern give a semblance of outstretched hands. The inscription on the mouth indicates that this hydria was a prize awarded at games for the goddess Hera at her sanctuary in Argos in the Peloponnesos. |
Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.gr26.50.R.tif
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