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Attic Black-Figure Hydria with (Body) a Departure Scene and (Shoulder) a Battle Scenecirca 530 B.C.

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Ancient Greek black-figure ceramic hydria with terracotta orange ground, depicting a chariot scene with horses, warriors in helmets, and a robed female figure
Ceramic pelike with black glaze, wide globular body on a footed base with radiating petal decoration, two vertical handles, and a flared neck with terracotta-orange dot-and-wave banded pattern; glaze shows significant wear and flaking.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Attic Black-Figure Hydria with (Body) a Departure Scene and (Shoulder) a Battle Scene
Place Made
Greece, Athens
Date Made
circa 530 B.C.
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
15 1/2 × 13 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (39.37 × 34.93 × 27.62 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
51.25.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Clement, Paul A. "Geryon and Others in Los Angeles." Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens 24, no.1 (1955): 1-24.