© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID 285
Empúries
Colonisations (?)

black-glaze hydria

MAC GIR-000790

Object type
hydria
Production date
-400 / -301
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Culture
Colonisations (?)
Discovery location
Empúries
Materials
pottery
Township
Escala, l' (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Technique
wheel-thrown
Where is it?
Centre de Pedret
Dimensions
225 x 170 mm
Description
Hydra. Imitation Attic closed vessel with black varnish, globular body, highlighted foot and three handles, two small parallel and horizontal handles in the middle of the body of the vessel, and a third larger vertical one, located in the neck, also with black varnish. The decoration, with black and red figures, represents Eros, son of Venus, who receives some offerings and a palm leaf adornment around the belly of a woman. On both sides there are two owls with an olive branch and a goose in the centre with some details of floral decoration.