Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 29 3/8 in. (74.6 cm). Date: last quarter of 6th century B.C..On the body, obverse, prothesis (laying out of the deceased) with mourners; reverse, mournersOn the neck, obverse and reverse, mournersOn the subsidiary frieze, horsemenThe iconography of this vase is canonical for a loutrophoros. Of interest is the subsidiary frieze of horsemen. Horses play a significant role in funerary iconography, in the form of war chariots, racing chariots, or riders. The reference will be to the status of the deceased, for ownership of a horse in ancient Athens was a mark of wealth and privilege. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 29 3/8 in. (74.6 cm). Date: last quarter of 6th century B.C..On the body, obverse, prothesis (laying out of the deceased) with mourners; reverse, mournersOn the neck, obverse and reverse, mournersOn the subsidiary frieze, horsemenThe iconography of this vase is canonical for a loutrophoros. Of interest is the subsidiary frieze of horsemen. Horses play a significant role in funerary iconography, in the form of war chariots, racing chariots, or riders. The reference will be to the status of the deceased, for ownership of a horse in ancient Athens was a mark of wealth and privilege. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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