COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1984.9
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Name-CRT:
Greek
Creator Name:
Varrese Painter
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Italian
Creator Dates/Places:
Italian; act. 2nd quarter 4th cen. B.C. Europe,Italy
Creator Name-CRT:
The Varrese Painter
Title:
Loutrophoros (Funerary Vessel)
Title Type:
preferred
Title:
Funerary Vessel
Title Type:
alternate
View:
back view
Creation Date:
Late Classical Period, c. 365 B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-370
Creation End Date:
-360
Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware, red-figure technique
Classification Term:
Vessel
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.
Creation Place:
Europe,Italy,Puglia (region)
Dimensions:
H.: 88 cm (34-3/4 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1984.9
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Fund
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E13874.TIF
