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Inventory number

ΝΑ 1957 Αα 56

Artist

Attic workshop

Category

Vessel

Period

Archaic Period

Date

Around 570 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.139 m
Rim diameter: 0.057 m
Body diameter: 0.073 m
Base diameter: 0.05 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 4, No 24

Description
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Small loutrophoros-hydria belonging to the Swan Group, decorated in the black-figure technique. It was found in 1957 in the Sanctuary of the Nymphe almost intact.

On the neck of the vase two large swans are depicted in a careless manner. On its body’s main side, rendered with the same lack of care, there are two, opposing, sitting lions while between them there is a double floral ornament. On the other side, between the handles, which are adorned with rosettes and dots, two swans are depicted. The lower part of the body is decorated with a wide dotted band and sparsely placed rays.

Παπαδοπούλου-Κανελλοπούλου, Χ., Ιερό της Νύμφης. Μελανόμορφες λουτροφόροι, 1997, Αθήνα, σελ. 210-211, εικ. 106, αρ. κατ. 520