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Attic Black-Figure Hydria (Water Jar) with Mythological Scene
Archaicca. 540 BCE - 520 BCE
Clay
13 x 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (33 x 22.3 x 29.2 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
P.87
Geography:
Europe, Greece, Attica
Classification:
Containers and Vessels; Vessels; Hydriae
Culture/Nationality:
Attic
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Aphrodite,
Apollo,
Archaic*,
armor*,
Artemis,
Attic*,
Black-figure*,
Dionysos,
Gods and Goddesses*,
Hermes,
hydriae*,
inscriptions*,
marriage*,
processions*,
vase paintings*,
Warriors
- Aphrodite
- Apollo
- Archaic - Refers to the pottery style found in Persia around 6000 BCE. The style is characterized by fine, plain buff pottery tempered with straw that is sometimes decorated with simple red or orange painted designs.
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armor
- Refers generally to that category of costume designed to be worn or carried to protect the body in combat. Armor pieces which are always physical parts of or are affixed to other pieces and cannot function alone are collocated under the guide term "
." For specifically groups of armor pieces designed as a whole to possess particular physical characteristics in order to suit a particular purpose or occasion, see "armors." - Artemis
- Attic - Style and culture of the region of Attica. For culture particular to the capital of Attica, Athens, use "Athenian."
- Black-figure - Refers to a style of Greek vase painting that developed from the Geometric and Orientalizing styles. It appeared in Corinth around 720 BCE, flourished in Attica by 600 BCE, and was found in Sparta, eastern Greece, and elsewhere, until the Red-figure style gradually replaced it in the late sixth century BCE. The style is characterized by a particular technique, which is characterized by the use of a refined slip, a two-stage firing process, and sintering to create black figures in silhouette on a red ground. Details were incised into the black figures or applied in purple or white pigment.
- Dionysos
- Gods and Goddesses - Added June 2010 by M. Weldon
- Hermes
- hydriae - Ancient Greek or Roman vessels for water with three handles: two horizontal side handles for lifting and one vertical back handle for holding and pouring. Many hydriae were also made in bronze in addition to terracotta and, unlike the metal versions of other shapes, a good number survive.
- inscriptions - Words, texts, lettering, or symbols marked on a work, including texts, legends, documentation notes, or commemoration. For standardized symbols or notations on objects that convey official information, use "marks (symbols)."
- marriage - Legal and social unions of a man and woman as husband and wife, or of the union of a gay couple. For the act or ceremony of instituting a marriage, use "weddings (ceremonies)."
- processions - Occasions consisting of a group of people moving in orderly succession in a formal ceremonial context. For large public processions of a festive nature, often including floats and marching bands and held in honor of an anniversary, person, or event, use "parades."
- vase paintings - Refers to two-dimensional decoration applied to pottery by using paint made of metallic oxides or other pigments held in suspension in slip or another medium. The term is particularly used to refer to Ancient Greek red- and black-figure works. See also "porcelain paintings (visual works)."
- Warriors
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For RTI files of this object please contact artandartifacts@brynmawr.edu
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Worlds to Discover: 125 Years of Collections at Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College , 9/24/2010 - 5/28/2011
- Ancient Life on Greek Pottery Bryn Mawr College , 3/30/2015 - 6/1/2015
Provenance History
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Owner Name: Forman Collection
Role: Collector
Place: unknown
Dates: unknown, July 1900
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Owner Name: Forman Collection
Role: Seller
Place: London, England
Dates: unknown, 1900
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Owner Name: Edward Perry Warren
Role: Buyer
Place: London, England
Dates: 1900, 1900-1905
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Owner Name: Edward Perry Warren
Role: Seller
Place: unknown
Dates: 1900, 1900-1905
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Owner Name: Joseph Clark Hoppin
Role: Buyer
Place: unknown
Dates: 1900-1905, 1900-1905
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Owner Name: Joseph Clark Hoppin
Role: Donor
Place: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, US
Dates: 1900-1905, 1900-1905
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Owner Name: Bryn Mawr College
Role: Recipient
Place: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, US
Dates: 1900-1905
Bibliography List
The following Bibliography exist for this object:
- Mary Hamilton Swindler, "The Bryn Mawr Collection of Greek Vases," American Journal of Archaeology 20, no. 3 (1916): 310, Figure Number: 12.
- The Classical Art Research Centre, "The Beazley Archive Online." Classical Art Research Centre. (Accessed April 1, 2020): University of Oxford, http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/index.htm. 15032, Bryn Mawr (Pa), Bryn Mawr College, P87.
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Marianne Hansen
and Emily Croll.
Worlds to Discover.
Bryn Mawr College.
Bryn Mawr, PA, 2010
Page Number: 9 - Rudolf Wachter, "Attic Vase Inscriptions." (Accessed April 1, 2020): https://avi.unibas.ch/. 2969.
Comparanda List
The following Comparanda exist for this object:
- E. Anne Mackay, Tradition and Originality (Oxford, United Kingdom: Archaeopress, 2010), 390. Figure Number: 3, Plates 19-22
- Despoina Tsiafakis, Not the Classical Ideal (Boston, MA: Brill, 2000), 371. Figure Number: 14.3
- John Boardman, Athenian Red Figure Vases (New York, NY: Thames & Hudson, 1989), Figure Number: 12.
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