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11. Alkamena
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- Pottery: red-figured bell-krater (wine-bowl). Designs in panels, red on black ground, with accessories of white and purple. Above the designs, (a) ivy-wreath and egg-moulding, (b) laurel-wreath; under the handles, palmette-patterns; below the designs, (a) maeander and chequer, (b) wave-pattern. (a) Alcmene appealing to Zeus against Amphitryon: In the centre is Alcmene, seated to left on an altar, which is painted white with egg-moulding along the top and an imitation of triglyphs below (markings in yellow); in front of it is erected a pyre of round logs. She has long curls, necklace and bracelets, an embroidered veil over her head, long chiton and apoptygma embroidered with chequer, palmettes, and other patterns, girdle with white studs, and sandals; her right hand is raised in supplication. Above the design is incised: ΑΛΚΜΗΝΗ, 'Αλκμήνη. On the right is Amphitryon to left setting fire to the pyre with a torch in each hand; he is bearded, with long hair, short embroidered chiton with engrailed and palmette patterns and border of white dots, embroidered chlamys with border of chequer over his arms, endromides, and purple cross-belt from which hangs a sheathed sword; above him is incised: ΑΜΦΙΤΡΥΩΝ, Άμφιτρύων. On the left is Antenor starting back to left, looking to right, beardless, with long curls, white pilos, short sleeved embroidered chiton with borders of engrailed and wave patterns, girdle and cross-belt with astragalus pattern, embroidered chlamys with border of dots, fastened with a fibula in front, and endromides; between his legs is a fallen yellow prochoos; above him is incised: ΑΝΤΗΝΩΡ, Άντήνωρ. Over the altar is a purple and white rainbow enclosing a black space which is filled with white dots, representing drops of the rain sent in answer to Alcmene's prayer; below the pyre are two white thunderbolts, as if cast by Zeus at Amphitryon and Antenor. On each side of the rainbow, on a higher level (indicated by a wavy white line ending in a palmette), is the upper half of a female figure pouring water out of a hydria, which is indicated by black and white streaks; these two figures are the Hyades. The one on the left has long hair, a broad purple fillet with white chevron pattern, necklace, long purple chiton embroidered with white dots, and white girdle; the other has her hair tied in a club with a purple fillet embroidered with white dots, which goes twice round her head; otherwise she is attired as the first. On the left, on the same level, is the upper part of Zeus to right, bearded, with long curls, wreath, and drapery over left shoulder with chequer border, in right hand a sceptre, left extended; he is inscribed ΙΕΥΣ, Ζέυς. On the right is Eos to left, with hair gathered in a knot at the back under a purple cap embroidered with white dots, earrings, necklace, long chiton and apoptygma, embroidered with palmettes and engrailed border; in right hand she holds up a mirror; above her is inscribed ΑΩΣ, (Ή)ώς. Under the lip of the vase is incised: ΠΥΘΩΝΕΓΡΑΦΕ, Πυθων έγραφε. (b) Dionysiac scene: In the centre is Dionysos, moving to right and looking to left, beardless, with long curls, round which is a taenia tied at the back, shoulder-belt with white dots, chlamys with border of dots over left arm, shoes, thyrsos in left hand, to which is tied a purple taenia; in right hand a wreath from which hangs a purple taenia. On either side is a Maenad dancing to right, the one on the right looking back. The one on the left has long curls, wreath, necklace, bracelets, long girt chiton and apoptygma reaching to the hips with borders of wave-pattern and dots, fastened with fibulae on the shoulders, shoes, thyrsos in right hand to which a purple taenia is tied, left hand raised. The one on the right has long curls, one of which hangs down in front of her face, wreath, necklace, bracelets, long transparent chiton embroidered with dots, which has slipped off her right shoulder, thyrsos in left hand with purple taenia tied to it, wreath in right at which she is looking. On a higher level are seen the upper parts of three figures: a youthful Satyr on the left, a youthful male figure in the centre, and Pan on the right. The Satyr wears wreath and shoulder-belt of white beads, and holds out a tympanon in left hand to the youth who faces him; he has a wreath, shoulder-belt as the Satyr, and thyrsos in left hand. Pan is to left, with small beard and moustache, wreath and shoulder-belt as the others; his body is stippled all over, and part of the goat-skin is visible; his hands are raised as if in astonishment. --The British Museum, Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Smith, A H; Pryce, F N, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 2, British Museum 2, London, BMP, 1926
12. Phylax play
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- Pottery: red-figured bell-krater (wine-bowl). Designs red on black ground, with accessories of white, yellow, and purple. Above the designs, laurel-wreath; below, wave-pattern; below the handles, palmettes. Above, on obverse, two rows of vine-leaves, in which is intertwined a purple sash. (a) Scene from a farce, perhaps a father dragging a drunken youth home from a symposion: A high stage is represented, supported by three Doric columns (the centre one white); from it hang two purple taeniae and four vine-branches; on either side of the scene is a post representing the side-wall. On the stage are two comic actors confronted; the one on the right has a mask with short stiff white hair, beard and moustache, jerkin and anaxyrides in one piece, over which is a short white chiton with yellow stripes and purple border, embroidered chlamys round body and left arm, purple phallos and padded stomach, in left hand a hooked stick; he moves away to right, looking back, and with right hand grasps the other's left wrist. The latter has a mask with black hair and beard, wreath, lantern in right hand, phiale and purple taenia with yellow spots in left; he is attired as the first; behind him is a swan to right, pecking the ground. (b) Two ephebi confronted; the one on the left has long curly hair, wreath, long chiton, himation with dotted border, sandals, and staff in left hand. The other wears a fillet, and himation as the first; in right hand he holds out a taenia and a white fruit or ball, in left hand is a staff. Between them hangs a taenia. --The British Museum, Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Smith, A H; Pryce, F N, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 2, British Museum 2, London, BMP, 1926
13. Achilleus' Armor
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- Pottery: red-figured bell-krater. (a) Type of Thetis bringing armour to Achilles. In the centre, a wreathed youth (Achilles?) sits in a chair en face, his feet on a footstool, a mantle around his legs; in his right he holds upright a spear, his left elbow rests on his knee, the chin resting on the left hand; he looks to right at Thetis (?), who offers him with her right a helmet, supporting on its edge with her left a shield (device, a snake arching to left). On left a woman stands with a phiale in left and oinochoe in right, wearing a saccos; Thetis has a broad fillet, radiated; each wears a long chiton, mantle, and necklace. (b) On the right a youth in a mantle leans on a staff, extending his right as if addressing two women on the left. The central one stands en face, looking to right and holding upright in her right a striated sceptre. On left a woman in a saccos stands holding out her right hand; the head of the central figure is indistinct. Large style. Purple wreath. Brown inner markings. Below a, maeander; round the handles, egg pattern; round the lip, a myrtle-wreath. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
- Description
- On left is a Bell krater, Old Catalogue 1290, Vase E500, measuring at 31 cm in height, 32.8 cm in diameter, and 2.2 kg in weight. The vase was created in Albano di Lucania, Basilicata, Italy and is housed at British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom under Repository ID: 1849,0518.12. Pottery: red-figured bell-krater. (a) Eos pursuing Kephalos. Eos, with long chiton, a mantle, and a broad fillet, runs to right, laying her right on the shoulder of Kephalos, a youth in a heavy mantle, who flees, looking back. On the left a similar youth, with a fillet, moves away to left, looking back. (b) A draped ephebos to left, his head uncovered, between two more draped ephebi, confronted, staff in hand. Late stage of good period. –The British Museum; On right is a Hydria, Vase E223, measuring at 34 cm in height, 29.2 cm in width, and 2 kg in weight. The vase was created in Albano di Lucania, Basilicata, Italy, discovered at Nola, Campania, Italy and is housed at British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom under Repository ID: 1867,0508.1128. Pottery: red-figured hydria (water jar). Three women at toilet (?). In the centre a woman in a saccos moves to right, holding out both hands towards one confronting her, who holds in both hands a taenia; between them is a calathos. On left a woman wearing an himation stands en face, but looking to right and holding up in her right a mirror. All three wear sleeved chiton: the two side figures have their hair looped up with a radiated stephane. Over the central figure is inscribed, AYTOΠΣΙA, Αυτοψία. Purple inscription. Brown markings of calathos. Eye in profile. Design curves over shoulder. Below, sets of three inlanders separated by red cross squares: above, a strip of laurel wreath. –The British Museum, Trendall, A D, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Clarendon Press, 1967; A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
15. Eros and Youth
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- Pottery: red-figured bell-krater (wine-bowl). Designs red on black ground, with inner markings faintly traced in red. Above the designs, laurel-wreaths; below each, a band of maeander and crosses. (a) Zephyros pursuing Hyakinthos (?) or Eros and youth (?): Zephyros/Eros to right, nude, beardless, and winged, with hands extended, pursues Hyakinthos/youth, who is beardless, with fillet and chlamys over left arm, and moves away to right, looking back. (b) Two ephebi confronted, in himatia, with mouths open, as if conversing; the one on the left has a staff; between them hangs a pair of halteres. --The British Museum, Trendall, A D, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Clarendon Press, 1967; A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
16. Alkamena Story
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- Pottery: red-figured bell-krater (wine-bowl). Designs in panels, red on black ground, with accessories of white and purple. Above the designs, (a) ivy-wreath and egg-moulding, (b) laurel-wreath; under the handles, palmette-patterns; below the designs, (a) maeander and chequer, (b) wave-pattern. (a) Alcmene appealing to Zeus against Amphitryon: In the centre is Alcmene, seated to left on an altar, which is painted white with egg-moulding along the top and an imitation of triglyphs below (markings in yellow); in front of it is erected a pyre of round logs. She has long curls, necklace and bracelets, an embroidered veil over her head, long chiton and apoptygma embroidered with chequer, palmettes, and other patterns, girdle with white studs, and sandals; her right hand is raised in supplication. Above the design is incised: ΑΛΚΜΗΝΗ, 'Αλκμήνη. On the right is Amphitryon to left setting fire to the pyre with a torch in each hand; he is bearded, with long hair, short embroidered chiton with engrailed and palmette patterns and border of white dots, embroidered chlamys with border of chequer over his arms, endromides, and purple cross-belt from which hangs a sheathed sword; above him is incised: ΑΜΦΙΤΡΥΩΝ, Άμφιτρύων. On the left is Antenor starting back to left, looking to right, beardless, with long curls, white pilos, short sleeved embroidered chiton with borders of engrailed and wave patterns, girdle and cross-belt with astragalus pattern, embroidered chlamys with border of dots, fastened with a fibula in front, and endromides; between his legs is a fallen yellow prochoos; above him is incised: ΑΝΤΗΝΩΡ, Άντήνωρ. Over the altar is a purple and white rainbow enclosing a black space which is filled with white dots, representing drops of the rain sent in answer to Alcmene's prayer; below the pyre are two white thunderbolts, as if cast by Zeus at Amphitryon and Antenor. On each side of the rainbow, on a higher level (indicated by a wavy white line ending in a palmette), is the upper half of a female figure pouring water out of a hydria, which is indicated by black and white streaks; these two figures are the Hyades. The one on the left has long hair, a broad purple fillet with white chevron pattern, necklace, long purple chiton embroidered with white dots, and white girdle; the other has her hair tied in a club with a purple fillet embroidered with white dots, which goes twice round her head; otherwise she is attired as the first. On the left, on the same level, is the upper part of Zeus to right, bearded, with long curls, wreath, and drapery over left shoulder with chequer border, in right hand a sceptre, left extended; he is inscribed ΙΕΥΣ, Ζέυς. On the right is Eos to left, with hair gathered in a knot at the back under a purple cap embroidered with white dots, earrings, necklace, long chiton and apoptygma, embroidered with palmettes and engrailed border; in right hand she holds up a mirror; above her is inscribed ΑΩΣ, (Ή)ώς. Under the lip of the vase is incised: ΠΥΘΩΝΕΓΡΑΦΕ, Πυθων έγραφε. (b) Dionysiac scene: In the centre is Dionysos, moving to right and looking to left, beardless, with long curls, round which is a taenia tied at the back, shoulder-belt with white dots, chlamys with border of dots over left arm, shoes, thyrsos in left hand, to which is tied a purple taenia; in right hand a wreath from which hangs a purple taenia. On either side is a Maenad dancing to right, the one on the right looking back. The one on the left has long curls, wreath, necklace, bracelets, long girt chiton and apoptygma reaching to the hips with borders of wave-pattern and dots, fastened with fibulae on the shoulders, shoes, thyrsos in right hand to which a purple taenia is tied, left hand raised. The one on the right has long curls, one of which hangs down in front of her face, wreath, necklace, bracelets, long transparent chiton embroidered with dots, which has slipped off her right shoulder, thyrsos in left hand with purple taenia tied to it, wreath in right at which she is looking. On a higher level are seen the upper parts of three figures: a youthful Satyr on the left, a youthful male figure in the centre, and Pan on the right. The Satyr wears wreath and shoulder-belt of white beads, and holds out a tympanon in left hand to the youth who faces him; he has a wreath, shoulder-belt as the Satyr, and thyrsos in left hand. Pan is to left, with small beard and moustache, wreath and shoulder-belt as the others; his body is stippled all over, and part of the goat-skin is visible; his hands are raised as if in astonishment. --The British Museum, Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Smith, A H; Pryce, F N, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 2, British Museum 2, London, BMP, 1926
- Description
- Pottery: red-figured bell-krater. (a) Eros playing astragali (knucklebones). On the right Eros, closely draped in a mantle, with wings raised, is seated to left on a square base jesting on a plinth; he stoops forward, supporting on the back of his right hand a number of astragali; a heap of others lie on the ground beside it. In the centre stands a nude ephebos (Ganymedes) leaning on a staff, who places with his right a circlet on the head of Eros. On the left a second ephebos, closely draped in a mantle, stands looking on, resting his left on a staff. (b) A draped ephebos to left, his head uncovered, between two more draped ephebi, confronted, staff in hand. --The British Museum, Trendall, A D, The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania and Sicily, Clarendon Press, 1967; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
- Description
- Pottery: Lucanian red-figured bell-krater. Designs red on black ground. Above the designs, laurel-wreath; below each, maeander and crosses. (a) In the centre is a youth seated on a rock to left, nude, with spear in left hand and right hand on his knee; on the left a female figure advances towards him, with close cap, long chiton and himation. On the right a female figure, attired as the other one, moves away, looking back. (b) Three ephebi conversing, wrapped in himatia, the centre one to left with right hand extended. --The British Museum
19. Drama Scene
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- Pottery: red-figured bell-krater (wine-bowl). Designs red on black ground, with accessories of white and purple. Above the designs, laurel-wreath; below, wave-pattern; below the handles, palmettes. (a) Scene from a comedy; nocturnal visit of an old man to a hetaera: In the centre above is a window, through which is visible the upper part of the hetaera with face painted white, hair confined under an open purple cap embroidered with beads, and purple embroidered chiton, looking down to left at the old man, with left hand resting on the window-sill. He is bearded, with mask, wreath, short purple chiton, sleeved undergarment with anaxyrides, padded stomach, purple phallos, and white shoes, in left hand a purple taenia; in right he holds up four apples as an offering, while he ascends a ladder resting against the window, grasping it with left hand. On the right is a slave standing on tiptoe to left with upturned face, bearded mask and wreath as the other, short white chiton with purple border, sleeved under-garment with anaxyrides, padded stomach, and purple phallos; in right hand a white situla, in left a wreath and lighted torch. On the ground, an ivy-plant; on either side of the window, a vine-wreath. (b) Two ephebi confronted, wrapped in bordered himatia, with white wreaths and sandals; the one on the left holds out two apples and a taenia to the other, who holds a twig. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Smith, A H; Pryce, F N, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 2, British Museum 2, London, BMP, 1926
20. Drama Scene
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- A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Smith, A H; Pryce, F N, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 2, British Museum 2, London, BMP, 1926, Pottery: red-figured bell-krater. Designs red on black ground, with accessories of white and purple, retouched. Above the designs, laurel-wreath; below, wave-pattern; below the handles, palmettes. (a) Scene from a comedy: On the left is the youthful Dionysos to right, with long hair, ivy-wreath, dotted taenia tied round head, bordered himation over right leg and left arm, and shoes with white studs, hands extended, left arm leaning on staff; he holds out fruit in left hand to a comic actor who dances before him, as if intoxicated, with right leg uplifted and arms extended. The actor wears a close-fitting garment with sleeves (jerkin and anaxyrides in one piece), with a white stripe down the legs, and over it a short purple chiton with padded stomach, and purple phallos; he has a large nose and wrinkled face, white hair, and pointed beard. On his head he balances a large basket ornamented with zigzags and palmettes, all painted in white outlines; Dionysos raises right hand as if to prevent the basket from falling. (b) Ephebos to right, with wreath, himation, sandals, in one hand a twig, confronting a female figure with wreath, himation, veil over the back of her head, and sandals. --The British Museum