Black-Figure Loutrophoros-Amphora (Ritual Water Vessel): Prothesis (Laying out of Corpse), Mourners

c. 500 BCE Overall: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.145

The loutrophoros, a tall-necked water vessel, served two main purposes in ancient Athens. In life, it carried sacred spring water for ceremonial pre-marriage baths. After death, it marked the tomb of an unmarried person, as if to account for that not experienced in life. Often...

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Greek, Attic
तकनीक
ceramic
माध्यम
ceramic
विधा
Ceramic
विभाग
Greek and Roman Art

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