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Terracotta Hydria 1

Our Inspiration: Terracotta hydria (water jar)
Greek, Attic; attributed to the Class of Hamburg
Terracotta; black-figure; ca. 510–500 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1906 06.1021.77
Women at fountain house
On the shoulder, combat
Among the many changes brought to the city of Athens by the ruler Peisistratos and his sons was an improved water system and new public fountains. During the latter part of the 6th century B.C., scenes of women at a fountain house became very popular on black-figure vases. Here women gather to chat and to fill their hydriai.

Our Inspiration: Terracotta hydria (water jar)
Greek, Attic; attributed to the Class of Hamburg
Terracotta; black-figure; ca. 510–500 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1906 06.1021.77
Women at fountain house
On the shoulder, combat
Among the many changes brought to the city of Athens by the ruler Peisistratos and his sons was an improved water system and new public fountains. During the latter part of the 6th century B.C., scenes of women at a fountain house became very popular on black-figure vases. Here women gather to chat and to fill their hydriai.