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Fragment from Red-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug) or Hydria (Water Jar): Woman Holding Box

c. 425–420 BCE

attributed to Shuvalov Painter

(Greek, Attic, active c. 440–410 BCE)
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Culture
Greek, Attic
Medium
ceramic
Measurements
Overall: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.533.d
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Location
102B Greek
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The Shuvalov Painter is named after the former owner of an amphora now in the Hermitage.

Description

The relatively large eyes and head of this seated woman are characteristic of figures painted by the Shuvalov Painter, a painter known to have painted numerous small vases during the mid- to late fifth century BC. Along with many mythological subjects, the Shuvalov Painter often showed women in domestic settings, as here; the box or chest she holds could be a bridal gift.
A terracotta-colored ceramic fragment, composed of two joined pieces with jagged edges, depicts a red-figure woman in profile facing right. Against a solid black background, her dark hair is rendered in wavy lines and she wears a draped garment. Her hands grasp a rectangular box, tilted diagonally and decorated with horizontal bands and circles. Gazing downward, her face is rendered with delicate lines against a dark, lustrous slip.

Fragment from Red-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug) or Hydria (Water Jar): Woman Holding Box

c. 425–420 BCE

Shuvalov Painter

(Greek, Attic, active c. 440–410 BCE)
Greek, Attic

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