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Collections

Group of Polygnotos (attributed to the)
Red-Figure Hydria with (shoulder) a Dancing Warrior, Accompanied by a Woman Playing the Pipes, and (body) Two Women Facing a Woman Holding a Kitharacirca 440 B.C.

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Earth and Water
Ancient Greek red-figure hydria with glossy black slip, decorated with terracotta-orange figural scenes, meander border, and palmette bands
Red-figure ceramic pelike with two handles and a broad globular body on a footed base. Black-glazed surface decorated with terracotta-orange figural scenes: a standing draped figure facing a reclining animal above, and a robed standing figure below, framed by egg-and-dart and Greek key border patterns.
Artist or Maker
Group of Polygnotos (attributed to the)
active circa 450 B.C., 420 B.C.
Title
Red-Figure Hydria with (shoulder) a Dancing Warrior, Accompanied by a Woman Playing the Pipes, and (body) Two Women Facing a Woman Holding a Kithara
Place Made
Greece, Athens
Date Made
circa 440 B.C.
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
15 1/4 × 13 1/4 × 10 7/8 in. (38.74 × 33.66 × 27.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Spiros G. Ponty
Accession Number
M.77.48.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.