Detail View: The AMICA Library: Loutrophoros

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1927.145
AMICA Library Year: 
2003
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
Greece, late 6th Century BC
Creator Name-CRT: 
Greece, late 6th Century BC
Title: 
Loutrophoros
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Detail
Creation Date: 
c. 500 BC
Creation Start Date: 
-505
Creation End Date: 
-495
Materials and Techniques: 
black-figure terracotta
Classification Term: 
Ceramic
Style or Period: 
Greece, late 6th Century BC
Dimensions: 
Overall: 43.5cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1927.145
Credit Line: 
The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
Rights: 
Context: 
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
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1927.145det04.tif