File:Clevelandart 1927.145.jpg
Size of this preview: 385 × 599 pixels. Other resolutions: 154 × 240 pixels | 308 × 480 pixels | 493 × 768 pixels | 658 × 1,024 pixels | 2,185 × 3,400 pixels.
Original file (2,185 × 3,400 pixels, file size: 3.51 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
Loutrophoros
(   ) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title |
Loutrophoros |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
The loutrophoros was used to carry water from the sacred spring of Enneabrounos for use in a ceremonial bath before marriage. Therefore, these vases were placed over the tombs of unmarried persons for use in the afterworld. Neck: Mourning women (both sides) Front: Six women mourn before the funeral couch of a young man. Inscriptions above the women’s shoulders do not form complete words. A loutrophoros had specific ritual uses. It was used for the bridal bath and also to wash the body of a deceased unmarried person before burial. Back: On the body is a line of three mourning men. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | -505 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Black-figure terracotta | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current location |
Greek and Roman Art |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accession number |
1927.145 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of creation | Greece, late 6th Century BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.145 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
|
This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
|
|
This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
|
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 11:19, 21 January 2019 | | 2,185 × 3,400 (3.51 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
File usage
The following 2 pages use this file:
Global file usage
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on pl.wikipedia.org
