Object type
hydria
Culture/period
Colonisations (?)
Materials
pottery
Technique
wheel-thrown
Mint
Production date
-400 / -301
Seu
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Current location
Centre de Pedret
Archaeological site
Empúries
Township
Escala, l' (Alt Empordà)
Dimensions
225 x 170 mm
Description
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Hydra. Imitation Attic closed vessel with black varnish, globular body, highlighted foot and three handles, two small parallel and horizontal handles in the middle of the body of the vessel, and a third larger vertical one, located in the neck, also with black varnish. The decoration, with black and red figures, represents Eros, son of Venus, who receives some offerings and a palm leaf adornment around the belly of a woman. On both sides there are two owls with an olive branch and a goose in the centre with some details of floral decoration.
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID
285