Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) ca. 500 B.C. Greek, Attic Obverse, Herakles and the Nemean lionReverse, women at a fountain houseAlthough the activities of Athenian women took place primarily within the house, fetching water was an exception. It is noteworthy that the subject is popular on vases of the second half of the sixth century. The implication is that this task was not considered menial. Furthermore, while there were a variety of genre scenes showing menpreparing for battle, participating in symposia, etc.--this is one of the few specific to women.. Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) 254383 Greek, Attic, Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), ca. 500 B.C., Terracotta, H. 13 1/16 in. (33.1 cm); diameter 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1941 (41.162.212)

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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) ca. 500 B.C. Greek, Attic Obverse, Herakles and the Nemean lionReverse, women at a fountain houseAlthough the activities of Athenian women took place primarily within the house, fetching water was an exception. It is noteworthy that the subject is popular on vases of the second half of the sixth century. The implication is that this task was not considered menial. Furthermore, while there were a variety of genre scenes showing menpreparing for battle, participating in symposia, etc.--this is one of the few specific to women.. Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) 254383 Greek, Attic, Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), ca. 500 B.C., Terracotta, H. 13 1/16 in. (33.1 cm); diameter 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1941 (41.162.212)

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