AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1927.145
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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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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Greece, late 6th Century BC
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Greece, late 6th Century BC
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Title:
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Loutrophoros
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Detail
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Creation Date:
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c. 500 BC
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Creation Start Date:
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-505
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Creation End Date:
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-495
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Materials and Techniques:
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black-figure terracotta
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Classification Term:
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Ceramic
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Style or Period:
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Greece, late 6th Century BC
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 43.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1927.145
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Credit Line:
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The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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The loutrophoros was used to carry water from the sacred spring of Enneabrounos for use in a ceremonial bath before marriage. Therefore, these vases were placed over the tombs of unmarried persons for use in the afterworld.Neck: Mourning women (both sides)Body: Side A: Mourning women at a bier Side B: Procession of male mourners
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1927.145det02.tif
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