Black and red terracotta water jar with two side handles and painted red-figure draped figures on its body, shown against a pale grey background.

Hydria (Water Jar) with Figures, Red-Figure Terracotta

A black-glazed terracotta hydria with red-figure scenes of draped figures around the shoulder and body, framed by a Greek key border at the rim. Two loop handles curve from the shoulder, and the figures stand in profile within the dark ground.

Artist: The Orchard Painter
Date: 480-470 BCE
Medium: terracotta, red-figure
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1124 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Purchase Fund

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