Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water), Late Classical, 3rd quarter of the 4th century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta; red-figure, 34 3/4 in. (88.3 cm), Vases, On the body, obverse, woman with attendant in naiskos (shrine) flanked by youth and women, Reverse, woman in naiskos flanked by youths and women, On the shoulder, obverse, Eros with alabastron and mirror within foliage, Reverse, head of a woman within foliage. This imposing and beautifully executed vase, together with its counterpart exhibited here, is of exceptional interest for the architectural structure on the obverse
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Terracotta loutrophoros, ceremonial vase, water, Late Classical, 3rd quarter, 4th century B.C, Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta, red-figure, 34 3/4, 88.3 cm, Vases, body, obverse, woman, attendant, naiskos, shrine, flanked, youth, women, Reverse, naiskos flanked, youths, shoulder, Eros, alabastron, mirror within foliage, head, woman within, foliage, imposing, beautifully executed, vase, together, counterpart exhibited, exceptional interest, architectural structure
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