Bronze hydria, said to be from the island Chalke, near Rhodes, 375-350 BC. The relief under the handle shows Boreas seizing Oreithyia, the daughter of Erechtheus, legendary king of Athens.
Caption Bronze hydria with Boreas seizing Oreithyia
Mythic people Oreithyia (heroine) ,Boreas (Deity)
Type Metal object
Origin Chalke (?), near Rhodes
Current position The metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Index number 53.11.3
Dating 375-350 BC
Notes
Για το αντικείμενο: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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