Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)

Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 159

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.

Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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