COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1984.9
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AIC_.1984.9
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1999
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1999
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
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European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
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Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Greek
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Greek
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Varrese Painter
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Varrese Painter
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Italian
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European; Southern European; Italian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Italian; act. 2nd quarter 4th cen. B.C. Europe,Italy
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Italian; act. 2nd quarter 4th cen. B.C. Europe,Italy
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
The Varrese Painter
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The Varrese Painter
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Loutrophoros (Funerary Vessel)
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Loutrophoros (Funerary Vessel)
Title
false
Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
false
Title:
Funerary Vessel
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Funerary Vessel
Title
false
Title Type:
alternate
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alternate
Title Type
false
View:
back view
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back view
View
false
Creation Date:
Late Classical Period, c. 365 B.C.
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Late Classical Period, c. 365 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-370
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-370
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-360
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-360
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware, red-figure technique
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Earthenware, red-figure technique
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Vessel
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Vessel
Classification Term
false
Subject Description:
Loutrophoroi were used for ritual cleaning in the ceremonies that preceded a marriage or in funerary rites of the unmarried. This example, perforated through the bottom, served the latter function. On the shoulder, female heads, richly bedecked, appear in agitated floral settings; handles have a serpentine, dynamic shape; vertical zones of palmettes separate the scenes on front and back. At the front, scenes show moments of preparation for a marriage. The bride's entourage displays the needed paraphernalia: mirrors, a fan, jewelry, garlands, oil, and the mystical cistas (boxes or caskets with ritual implements). At the back, other female figures carrying gifts visit a tomb.
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Loutrophoroi were used for ritual cleaning in the ceremonies that preceded a marriage or in funerary rites of the unmarried. This example, perforated through the bottom, served the latter function. On the shoulder, female heads, richly bedecked, appear in agitated floral settings; handles have a serpentine, dynamic shape; vertical zones of palmettes separate the scenes on front and back. At the front, scenes show moments of preparation for a marriage. The bride's entourage displays the needed paraphernalia: mirrors, a fan, jewelry, garlands, oil, and the mystical cistas (boxes or caskets with ritual implements). At the back, other female figures carrying gifts visit a tomb.
Subject Description
false
Creation Place:
Europe,Italy,Puglia (region)
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Europe,Italy,Puglia (region)
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H.: 88 cm (34-3/4 in.)
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H.: 88 cm (34-3/4 in.)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1984.9
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1984.9
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Fund
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E13874.TIF
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AIC_.E13874.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
false