File:Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water) MET 95895.jpg

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Fragment of an attic red-figure terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Creator:Painter of Bologna 228
Title
Fragment of an attic red-figure terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
Description
Obverse, old man and warrior; Reverse, two warriors. The fragment is the neck of a loutrophoros, marble examples of which are exhibited in the fourth-century B.C. sculpture gallery. The tall slender shape emphasizes the statuesque quality of the figures. It is noteworthy that the figures seem to represent three generations, from the old man on the obverse to the youth on the reverse.
Date circa 460 B.C.
Medium Terracotta
Dimensions H.: 17 1/2 x 12 in. (44.5 x 30.5 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Greek and Roman Art
Accession number
07.286.70
Credit line Rogers Fund, 1907
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247950

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