Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar), ca. 480–470


Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar), Classical, ca. 480–470 , Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 14 3/16 in. (36 cm), Vases, Youth and boy; inscribed the boy is fair. The handles of this terracotta hydria, with a broad palmette where the handle joins the body, are influenced by their counterparts in bronze. On a terracotta work, the palmette is purely decorative


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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