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Accession_Number

51.4.8

Shape

Hydria

Shape_description

The rim is slightly flared and the neck is short; a strap vertical handle curves down from the rim to the shoulder; two smaller, round, horizontal handles protrude from the upper side of the rounded and pear shaped body; the foot is small and flaring; the base is convex

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Euboean

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

5YR 7/6

Decoration

Neck and mouth, inside and outside, are black. Decoration in a panel. The top of th epanel is decorated with small balck tongues. Under them,lotus buds and flowers, purple patch on each flower, with a row of black dots above them. Cock to the right faces swan to the left, with extended wings. Added purple on wings. Above cock, dots and small line, ramines of an unidentified decorative pattern as background decoration? The rest of the body and three handles are black. The resting surface and interior of vessel are reserved. The glazed interior of the neck is decorated with 3 thin purple bands. Under the decorated panel, two thin purple bands, running all around the body of the vessel. Underside of the handles reserved.

Inscriptions

Condition

Complete. The body mended from a number of joining fragments. Glaze flaked off on the top of the rim, body and handles. Small chip on one of the horizontal handles. The main zone decoration remains similarly intact, except for a few scratches on the surface, and in small patches, a misty light grey deposit. There is also some of this deposit around the ends of all three handles. Thinly applied glaze, especially on the back side of the vessel, allowing for the colour of the clay to be seen. On the resting surface of the foot is a chalky white deposit.

Technique/Style

Black figure

Provenance

Period

Late Archaic

Date

500

Dating_details

Artist

Dolphin Group

Attribution

Beazley: ABV 458.25

Image

2002.97.0717.jpg	Top view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the mouth.
2002.97.0718.jpg	Front view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the bird design on the body.
2002.97.0719.jpg	Back view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the handles.
2002.97.0720.jpg	Side view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, laying on its side, showing the base and some of the swan design on the body.
2003.93.0358.jpg	Front view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the bird design on the body.
2003.93.0360.jpg	Front view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the bird design on the body.
2003.93.0362.jpg	Right side view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the handle, to right.
2004.01.0010.jpg	Front view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing a cock confronting a swan within a rectangular panel.
2007.01.0013.jpg	Front view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing a cock confronting a swan within a rectangular panel.
	Oblique front view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, decorated with a confronting cock and swan.
	Oblique front view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, decorated with a confronting cock and swan.
	Front view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, decorated with a confronting cock and swan.
	Right side view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the handle to the right.
	Back view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing all 3 handles.
	Left side view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the handle to the left.
	Top view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the mouth and two horizontal handles.
	Bottom view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the base and two horizontal handles.
2008.99.0559.jpg	Oblique front view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, decorated with a confronting cock and swan.
2008.99.0560.jpg	Oblique front view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, decorated with a confronting cock and swan
2008.99.0561.jpg	Front view of a Euboean black-figure hydria.
2008.99.0562.jpg	Right side view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the handle, to right.
2008.99.0563.jpg	Back view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing all three handles.
2008.99.0564.jpg	Left side view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing handle, to left.
2008.99.0565.jpg	Top view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the mouth and all three handles.
2008.99.0566.jpg	Oblique bottom view of a Euboean black-figure hydria, showing the base and two horizontal handles.