Funerary Vessel

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

oty

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

crn

Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Mediterranean

crc

European; Southern European; Mediterranean

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient

cdt

Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Greek

crt

Greek

Creator Name-CRT

false

Creator Name:

Varrese Painter

crn

Varrese Painter

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Italian

crc

European; Southern European; Italian

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Dates/Places:

Italian; act. 2nd quarter 4th cen. B.C. Europe,Italy

cdt

Italian; act. 2nd quarter 4th cen. B.C. Europe,Italy

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

The Varrese Painter

crt

The Varrese Painter

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Loutrophoros (Funerary Vessel)

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Loutrophoros (Funerary Vessel)

Title

false

Title Type:

preferred

ott

preferred

Title Type

false

Title:

Funerary Vessel

otn

Funerary Vessel

Title

false

Title Type:

alternate

ott

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

ocs

-370

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-360

oce

-360

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Earthenware, red-figure technique

omd

Earthenware, red-figure technique

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Vessel

clt

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)

ocp

Europe,Italy,Puglia (region)

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H.: 88 cm (34-3/4 in.)

met

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

oop

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1984.9

ooa

1984.9

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Fund

ooc

The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html

orl

<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

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