Vessel: Hydria with Priam and four-horse chariots

Name: Hydria with Priam and four-horse chariots.

Name of the artist: Priam painter.

Material of the artist: Pottery and black-figure technique.

Where it wasmade and found: Unknown.

When it was made and found: Realized 520-510 C.a

Dimensions: height 49; diam. mouth 24 cm.

Description: Large vessel used to carry water. It had three handles: one on each side of the body of the container used to lift and transport, and third, located in the center compared to the other two, used for pouring water.

Transcription of the inscriptions: There is any inscriptions

Historical context: Years 520-510 b.C

Thematic: The king of Troy, Priam (old man with beard and white hair) get ready to leave on a car to go to the store and beg Achilles for the body of his son, Hector. In front of the car a king's son had the reins of the horses; on the left the Paris scene, wearing Phrygian cap. On the shoulder of the vessel, a chariot race.

Where it is to be seen now: At the Museum of Zaragoza.

• Bibliography: Guide reflexes Apollo.pdf and Classical Culture.
• Photo: Musseum Apollo