Detail of a Fragment of a Terracotta Loutrophoros Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228 in the Metropolitan Museum, March 2022

Title: Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)

Artist: Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228

Period: Classical

Date: ca. 460 BCE

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta; red-figure

Dimensions: H.: 17 1/2 x 12 in. (44.5 x 30.5 cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907

Accession Number: 07.286.70

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.


Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247950