Greaves (or jumping weights?), an aryballos, and a strigil hang in the field. To their right is a boy with a walking stick and a long himation.Įxterior side B: A group of six bearded men wearing long cloaks (himation) converse, some lean on staffs. Continuing to the right is a woman pouring a libation at the feet of another heavily equipped hoplite (soldier) with a phiale. In the background oil vessels hang on the wall: an alabastron and an oil jar (aryballos). He holds a walking stick and is dressed in a long cloak (himation). They are addressed by a bearded man, who gestures towards them. probably a scene of warriors leaving for battle.įrom the left is a woman with an pitcher (oinochoe) who interacts with a warrior dressed for battle in a helmet, greaves, and holds a spear and a shield. Flower blossoms are in field, emphasizing the fertility aspect of the god Dionysus.Įxterior side A: This is. The erect phalloi of the satyrs have been removed by an earlier restorer. Two other satyrs dance in the background, one also carries a thyrsus. She wears a fawn-skin (nebris) over her dress (chiton). Interior: A Dionysiac scene: A satyr seizes a maenad (a female follower of the wine-god Dionysus), who attempts to ward off his advance with her fennel stalk (thyrsus). Greek, Early Classical Period, about 470 B.C.Ĭatalogue Raisonné: Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. He sits, as if ready to jump up for action. The boy on the right also wears a cloak over one arm and holds a spear. The second boy from the left (the hero Theseus?) engages directly with the bull, as if in a boxing match. The one on the left has a cloak draped over his shoulder like a toreador, and aims a spear at the beast. On shoulder: Three youths baiting a bull. Danae, wearing an elaborate hairstyle with ribbons and an elegant dress (chiton) and cloak (himation) stands behind the chest, gesturing in protest of her fate. On the left, a balding, long haired, bearded man (Akrisios, the father of Danae) is leaning on a staff and gesturing to the others. On the right, a nursemaid is holding the baby Perseus. Main panel: A carpenter, wearing a short tunic pulled down to his waist, is drilling a hole in the lid of a large chest. This hydria is decorated in two areas: the main panel on the body of the vessel, and a smaller panel on the shoulder. The small fragment with a part of Cerberus's body entered the museum long after the larger one.ĭimensions: Height: 41.7 cm (16 7/16 in.) diameter: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.)Ĭatalogue Raisonné: Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. separated and end up in different collections. For a number of reasons, fragments from the same vase often become. At the right, with only his right hand and round sun-hat (petasos) remaining, is Hermes, who conducted the souls of the dead to the Underworld. As in most of his deeds, Herakles was assisted by Athena who stands at the left holding her helmet. On body: Herakles, with Athena and Hermes, bringing the three-headed hell-hound Kerberos from Hades. Sharply defined shoulder with double row of palmette and lotus. Place of Manufacture: Athens, Attica, Greeceĭimensions: Length: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.) depth: 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.)Ĭatalogue Raisonné: Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. Greek, Late Archaic Period, about 490 B.C. Fragmentary water jar (hydria) with Herakles and Kerberos
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