Shape
Loutrophoros
λουτροφόρος
8 vases
A tall, elegant water vessel with elongated neck, used to carry water for the bridal bath before a wedding — and also placed on the graves of those who died unmarried.
Function & Use
Bridal bath water; funerary marker for the unmarried
8 examples
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
late 6th century BCE
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
last quarter of 6th century BCE
Fragment of a terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
Attributed to the Painter of Bologna 228
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ca. 460 BCE
Terracotta sherd from a loutrophoros
Attributed to the Group of Polygnotos
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ca. 440 BCE
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
ca. 400 BCE
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
Attributed to the Darius Painter
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ca. 340–330 BCE
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Terracotta loutrophoros (ceremonial vase for water)
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)