Apulian Red-Figure Hydria or Pelike Fragment

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Apulian Red-Figure Hydria or Pelike Fragment

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The Darius Painter is the name of an artist who decorated pottery using the red-figure technique in Apulia in southern Italy in the late 300s B.C. As with most vase-painters, the real name of the Darius Painter is unknown, and he is identified only by the stylistic traits of his work. He is named for a vase in Naples that depicts Darius, a Persian king. The Darius Painter was one of the first to d

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Date: about 350–325 B.C.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Greek (South Italian, Apulian)
Department: Vessels
Institution: Getty Museum

Partially preserved frontal figure of an old man with white hair and beard. His head is turned slightly to right and his eyes are downcast. Drapery is pulled up over his head and shoulders, and the garment he wears is elaborately patterned. Above him, the fingers of a hand and a fold of drapery. Interior, undecorated.

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