Red-figure hydria: Herakles, Athena, Dionysos (front); symposium (shoulder)
Red-figure hydria: Herakles, Athena, Dionysos (front); symposium (shoulder)

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Red-figure hydria: Herakles, Athena, Dionysos (front); symposium (shoulder),

ca. 510 BCE

attributed to the Dikaios Painter, Greek, Attic, active ca. 530-300 BCE
Greek, Attic
y1986-61

Information

Title
Red-figure hydria: Herakles, Athena, Dionysos (front); symposium (shoulder)
Dates

ca. 510 BCE

Maker
attributed to the Dikaios Painter
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
restored: h. 48.8 cm, diam. foot 17.8 cm, diam. mouth 26.5 cm (19 3/16 x 7 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Herbert A. Cahn, Basel
Object Number
y1986-61
Inscription
On shoulder: E V O V + A I R E (retrograde) + P E T A V T A (on fragment Florence 1B16) On body: delta I O N V sigma (complete) E V O V M O sigma [H] E R A K L E N A O E N A A S (retrograde) Graffiti in three places on foot (see accession card for reproduction).;
Culture
Attic
Type
hydriae, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
oinochoai, vine scrolls, flûtes, mythology, swords, clubs (weapons), men, kantharoi, shields (armor), helmets, figures (representations), Herakles, women, youth, palmettes, klismoi, lotus, trees, symposia, deities, running ornament, quivers

Given to the Museum by Herbert Cahn in 1986

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