Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) late 6th century Greek, Attic On the body, obverse, six women at a bier; reverse, five menOn the neck, obverse, three women; reverse, three menThe most frequently represented part of Attic funerary ritual is the prothesis, the laying out of the deceased surrounded by mourners. The care of the dead was primarily the task of women; they appear closest to the bier, while the men appear on the reverse of the Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) 251101 Greek, Attic, Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), l
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) late 6th century Greek, Attic On the body, obverse, six women at a bier; reverse, five menOn the neck, obverse, three women; reverse, three menThe most frequently represented part of Attic funerary ritual is the prothesis, the laying out of the deceased surrounded by mourners. The care of the dead was primarily the task of women; they appear closest to the bier, while the men appear on the reverse of the Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) 251101 Greek, Attic, Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), late 6th century , Terracotta, H. 18 13/16 in. ( cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1921 ()
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