oinochoe
- Museum number
- 1836,0224.43
- Description
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Pottery: red-figured oinochoe.
Design red on black ground. Above, tongue-pattern and palmettos; at the back, palmette and tendrils.
On the left is a Satyr advancing, with large phallos, panther's skin knotted round neck, and endromides with tops turned over; he has let fall his thyrsos, and raises both hands in astonishment; behind him hangs an animal's tail (?). Before him is Apollo (Aplu), seated to right on a rock covered with flowers; he is beardless, with hair in a top-knot and bordered embroidered himation over lower limbs, and plays on the chelys. Next is a group of a Satyr and a Maenad embracing; the Maenad has sandals and hair in a knot; a panther with human face climbs up the left leg of the Satyr, who also wears sandals. On the right is a chariot drawn by two swans to left, in which are seated Aphrodite (Turan) and Adonis (Atunis) to right; Adonis is beardless, with wreath, and bordered embroidered himation over lower limbs; Aphrodite has hair in a bunch and a string of beads over right shoulder, and turns back to kiss Adonis.
- Production date
- 375BC-350BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 25.40 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
El. Cer. iv. pl. 81, p. 220; Ann. dell’ Inst. 1845, pl. M, pp. 360, 404, 419; Overbeck, Kunstmyth. (Apollo), p. 325, No. 37.
- Location
- On display (G71/dc27)
- Acquisition date
- 1836
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1836,0224.43
