Greek, Argive / Hydria (water jar) with protome of a woman / ca. 460 B.C.

Greek, Argive
Hydria (water jar) with protome of a woman
ca. 460 B.C.
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Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Role: Argive
Creator Name-CRT: Greek, Argive
Title: Hydria (water jar) with protome of a woman
Title Type: Object name
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: -46
Creation End Date: -45
Creation Date: ca. 460 B.C.
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Bronzes
Materials and Techniques: bronze
Dimensions: H. with handle 20 1/4 in. (51.41 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 26.50
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1926
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

This hydria, like all Greek art, is marked by clearly defined parts organized into a harmonious well-proportioned whole. The plain body swells gently to the shoulder zone, which turns inward with a soft cushionlike curve. The shoulder is decorated with a simple shallow tongue pattern that echoes the vertical ribbing on the foot. The neck shoots from the shoulder to a flaring mouth from which the bust of a woman seems to emerge. The figure, which belongs to the vertical handle of the vessel, wears a peplos and her serene face is framed by carefully detailed hair. Rotelles with a rosette pattern give a semblance of outstretched hands. The inscription on the mouth indicates that this hydria was a prize awarded at games for the goddess Hera at her sanctuary in Argos in the Peloponnesos.

AMICA ID: MMA_.26.50
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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