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Ancient Greek black-figure water jar with lid, showing a central figure in a lion skin between two standing figures, with ornamental bands above and below.

Hydria (Water Jar)

A black-figure hydria, a water jar with a lid and two horizontal handles, shows a central figure draped in a lion skin, flanked by a standing warrior on the left and a standing woman on the right. Incised detail and red-brown clay define the figures and the border ornaments on the shoulder and foot.

Artist
Ancient Greek
Date
about 515-500 BCE
Medium
terracotta, black-figure
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2108 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -500).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Philip D. Armour and Charles L. Hutchinson

Español: Hidria de figuras negras con Heracles y Afrodita, ática, hacia 515-500 a. C.

Una hidria de figuras negras, un cántaro de agua con tapa y dos asas horizontales, muestra una figura central cubierta con una piel de león, flanqueada por un guerrero de pie a la izquierda y una mujer de pie a la derecha. El detalle grabado y la arcilla rojiza definen las figuras y los ornamentos de la franja del hombro y del pie.

Português: Hídria de figuras negras com Héracles e Afrodite, ática, por volta de 515-500 a.C.

Uma hídria de figuras negras, um jarro de água com tampa e duas alças horizontais, mostra uma figura central coberta com uma pele de leão, ladeada por um guerreiro em pé à esquerda e uma mulher em pé à direita. Os detalhes incisos e a argila avermelhada definem as figuras e os ornamentos das faixas do ombro e do pé.

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