ID: 700006593 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006593	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Caeretan Hydria (hydria; Attributed to Eagle Painter (Greek (Caeretan), active 530 - ...; about 525 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 83.AE.346)

Note: The subject of the figural decoration of this hydria is Herakles and Iolaos slaying the Lernan Hydra. Painted in black figure, the scene occupies the upper register on the body of the vessel between the two side handles. Herakles approaches from the right grasping one of the heads of the nine-headed, bearded Hydra with his left hand and raising his club with his right. Herakles is armored in a corslet and greaves. To his right, a large crab pinches Herakles' heel. Iolaos rushes forward from the left grasping one of the Hydra heads with his left hand and preparing to cut it off with the sickle he brandishes in his right. Underneath Iolaos, a small fire is represented. On the other opposite side of the vessel, two sphinxes flank the vertical back handle, striding away from the center.The ornamental decoration on the hydria consists of tongues surrounding the mouth and adorning the foot; a pattern of double lotus leaves and eight pointed stars around the neck; a frieze of ivy decorating the shoulder; and a lotus-palmette frieze on the body underneath the register with the figural decoration. On the base is a pattern of upward pointing rays and on the the rim of the vessel is chain of diamonds. Palmettes decorate the area where the side handles are attached.

Titles:

Caeretan Hydria (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,,)

Black-figured hydria (C,U,DE,English,,)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

hydria [300198844] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>, vessels (containers))

Classifications:

vessels / containers (preferred)

Creation Date: about 525 BCE

Creator Display:

Attributed to Eagle Painter (Greek (Caeretan), active 530 - 500 B.C.) (Greek (Caeretan) Painter) [preferred,JPGM]

Eagle Painter (Greek vase painter and potter, active 530-500 BCE in Etruria) [500002948]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500125181] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 83.AE.346

Other: Creation: Cerveteri [7023984] Roma province (province), Lazio (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Terracotta

	terracotta (clay material) [300010669]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 44.6 x Diam.: 33.4 cm (17 9/16 x 13 1/8 in.)Object (rim): Diam.: 22.9 cm (9 in.)

Cultures:

Greek (preferred)

Ancient Greek

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Archaic (Greek culture or period) [300020086] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean periods, Ancient Greek (culture or style))

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Hydra [901001023]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	crab (infraorder) [300249722]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Arthropoda (phylum), Crustacea (subphylum), Malacostraca (class), Decapoda (order)) (AAT)

	Herakles [901000042]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Iolaos [901000750]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	sphinxes [300375739]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), legendary beings) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Caeretan Hydria	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Black-figured hydria	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM,VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)