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MS5462

Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number	MS5462
Current Location	Greece Gallery - On Display
Culture	Attic
Provenience	Mediterranean
Manufacture Location	Attica
Creator	Meleager Painter
Period	Classical Greek Period
Date Made	400-390 BCE
Section	Mediterranean
Materials	Ceramic
Technique	Red Figure \| Kertsch Style
Iconography	Marriage of Heracles \| Athena \| Eros \| Hebe \| Zeus \| Hera \| Hestia \| Box \| Chest \| Loutrophoros \| Hydria \| Scepter \| Thymiaterion
Description	Marriage of Herakles and Hebe. Circular scene on top of lid. Reading from left to right: Herakles leads Hebe by the hand. He carries club in right hand. She wears white dress, embroidered; an Eros adjusts her veil; a large bird on ground. Eros carries torch in front of bridal couple. Girl carrying torch. Athena seated. Hera standing and Zeus seated. Eros and thymiaterion. Rectangular chest on ground. Two girls, one carrying box, the other a loutrophoros-hydria Chest. Intact save for minor fragments restored in plaster. Bronze ring in center of top.
Height	8 cm
Outside Diameter	21.8 cm
Credit Line	Purchased from E. Canessa, 1916

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