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Water jar (hydria) with three women in a domestic scene
Greek
Classical Period
440–430 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
29.3 cm (11 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Gold Appleton
Accession Number76.44
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionLady seated to right in a chair (klismos), wearing a chiton and himation with her hair tied with a ribbon, takes a fillet or sash from a box. A maid stands on either side. The one in front of her wears a peplos and holds a box of valuables. The one behind wears a chiton and himation and has her hair in a sakkos. A fillet hangs on the wall behind them.
ProvenanceBy 1876: Thomas G. Appleton Collection (purchased from Alessandro Castellani and said to be from Nola); gift of Thomas G. Appleton to MFA, 1876