Hydria Attributed to the Painter of London E543 in the Getty Villa, June 2016

Title: Attic Red-Figure Hydria

Artist/Maker: Attributed to Painter of London E543 (Greek (Attic), active 420 B.C. - 400 B.C.)

Date: 410–400 B.C.

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: Object: 19.9 × 16 × 12.5 cm (7 13/16 × 6 5/16 × 4 15/16 in.)Object (Mouth): 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)

Place: Athens, Greece (Place Created)

Culture: Greek (Attic)

Object Number: 70.AE.105

Credit Line: Gift of J. Paul Getty

Mark(s): Under the foot of the vase, old J. Paul Getty collection label, black ink: “I-58”

Alternate Titles: Water Jar with Women (Alternate Title)

Previous Attribution: Painter of London E543 (Greek (Attic), active 420 B.C. - 400 B.C.)

Department: Antiquities

Classification: Vessel

Object Type: Hydria

Three-handled hydria with three women on the body. At the center, a seated woman to left, holding a necklace. She sits on a rock and wears a chiton. Added white is used for the binding in her hair. The woman on the left, wearing a band around her head (with added white dots) and a chiton holds out a casket (decorated with stripes and circles, topped by two white balls, perhaps fruit) with her right hand and a necklace with her left. Her counterpart on the right is similarly attired, and holds a mirror and a necklace. Ovolo pattern on mouth, neck and body. The private activities of women became an increasingly popular subject for vase painters in the second half of the fifth century bc. Here the rocky outcrop situates the figures outdoors, and rather than representing daily life, the scene may convey an imagined past.

Text from: www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103SQ8