Hydria with Hermes Pursuing a Youth

ca. 380-360 BCE (Classical)

19.7 cm 31.1 cm

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Hermes, indicated by the small petastos (travelers’ cap) he wears, pursues a youth, apparently with amorous intent, as indicated by the figure of Eros hovering between and physically connecting the two. The Herakles Painter frequently uses Eros (love) and Nike (victory) symbol...

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Arthur Sambon, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [no. 20]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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