Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar) ca. 510 Greek, Attic On the shoulder, two warriors in combatThe shape and the glossy black glaze contribute decisively to the elegance and power of the hydria. The combat on the shoulder, probably deliberately anonymous, evokes a heroic encounter from the epic cycle of poems concerning the Trojan War of which only the Iliad and the Odyssey survive. The palmette ornament in the handle zone represents a motif popular with red-figure vase-painters of the generation contemporary with Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar) 254888 Greek, Attic,
Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar) ca. 510 Greek, Attic On the shoulder, two warriors in combatThe shape and the glossy black glaze contribute decisively to the elegance and power of the hydria. The combat on the shoulder, probably deliberately anonymous, evokes a heroic encounter from the epic cycle of poems concerning the Trojan War of which only the Iliad and the Odyssey survive. The palmette ornament in the handle zone represents a motif popular with red-figure vase-painters of the generation contemporary with Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar) 254888 Greek, Attic, Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar), ca. 510 , Terracotta, H. 13 in. (33 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1956 ()
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