Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) 3rd quarter of the 4th century Attributed to the Metope Painter On the body, obverse, woman with attendant in naiskos (shrine) flanked by youths and womenReverse, woman in naiskos flanked by youths and womenOn the shoulder, obverse, head of a woman wearing a Phrygian cap within foliageReverse, head of a woman within foliageThis loutrophoros is a slightly simpler counterpart of the adjacent example. The naiskos has only two columns, and the lower part of the podium is covered with vinetendrils. The woman opens a casket, while her maid hol
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) 3rd quarter of the 4th century Attributed to the Metope Painter On the body, obverse, woman with attendant in naiskos (shrine) flanked by youths and womenReverse, woman in naiskos flanked by youths and womenOn the shoulder, obverse, head of a woman wearing a Phrygian cap within foliageReverse, head of a woman within foliageThis loutrophoros is a slightly simpler counterpart of the adjacent example. The naiskos has only two columns, and the lower part of the podium is covered with vinetendrils. The woman opens a casket, while her maid holds a garland of flowers. Although the function of such vases is not fully understood, it was most probablyfunerary. From its origins in Athens, the loutrophoros was associated with weddings and with rites for those who died unmarried. The iconographical formula of figuresin a naiskos was established in sculpture on the Greek mainland, whence it reached Southern Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) 256208
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