Dedication to Nymphe, protectress of marriage.

Sabouroff Painter455-440 BC

Acropolis Museum
Athens, Greece

Red-figure loutrophoros (vessel for carrying water for the marital bath) depicting newlyweds, dedicated to the Sanctuary of Nymphe, protectress of marriage.

Details

Title: Dedication to Nymphe, protectress of marriage.
Creator: Sabouroff Painter
Date Created: 455-440 BC
Physical Dimensions: h190 m
Exhibition: The Slopes of the Acropolis
Type: Red-figure loutrophoros
Rights: Acropolis Museum Collection
External Link: http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/default.php?pname=AcropolisSlopes&la=2&collection=6&item=115

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