Red-figure Greek water jar with black ground, showing figures in a dense mythological scene around the body.

Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)

A red-figure water jar with a black glazed ground, its body crowded with figures in a mythological gathering. Reclining and standing figures, some draped and some nude, are arranged among vine-like branches and dancing youths, with a meander band below.

Look closer: A small figure reclining on the lower left shoulder of the vessel, partly hidden by the handle area.

Artist: Erbach Painter
Date: early 4th century BCE
Medium: Terracotta
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 3195 × 3830 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1956

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