Terracotta hydria (water jar), Archaic, ca. 490 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 14 1/16 in. (35.7 cm); diameter mouth 6 in. (15.3 cm); diameter foot 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Vases, Triptolemos in his winged chariot bringing wheat to mankind. Athens controlled the sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis and claimed that the goddess had given wheat and the secrets of agriculture to Triptolemos, a local prince
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Terracotta hydria, water jar, Archaic, ca, 490 B.C, Greek, Attic, Terracotta, red-figure, H, 14 1/16, 35.7 cm, diameter mouth, 6, 15.3 foot, 5 1/4, 13.3, Vases, Triptolemos, winged chariot bringing, wheat, mankind, Athens controlled, sanctuary, Demeter, Eleusis, claimed, goddess, given wheat, secrets, agriculture, local prince
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