Terracotta fragment of a hydria (water jar) third quarter of the 6th century Greek, Attic Part of the neck; at the juncture of the neck and shoulder, a band of tongues, alternating with black and red glaze; on the shoulder, a warrior putting on his greaves, facing a woman to left, who is grasping his shield; on the ground in between them, the warrior's helmet; the two central figures are flanked by two draped, bearded men, each wearing a himation; at the far right, forelegs of a horse to left; below, a procession: at the front, a draped woman to left, holding a staff?; a four horse chario

Terracotta fragment of a hydria (water jar) third quarter of the 6th century Greek, Attic Part of the neck; at the juncture of the neck and shoulder, a band of tongues, alternating with black and red glaze; on the shoulder, a warrior putting on his greaves, facing a woman to left, who is grasping his shield; on the ground in between them, the warrior's helmet; the two central figures are flanked by two draped, bearded men, each wearing a himation; at the far right, forelegs of a horse to left; below, a procession: at the front, a draped woman to left, holding a staff?; a four horse chariot; behind the horses, three woman to right, each wearing a chiton and himation; the women on the left and right, are each holding folded cloth on their heads; the woman in the center holds either a vessel or a bundle of cloth. Terracotta fragment of a hydria (water jar). Greek, Attic. third quarter of the 6th century Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases

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