- Museum number
- 1836,0224.46
- Description
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Pottery: black-figured amphora. Finely-incised lines, and draperies richly embroidered with rosettes and patterns of white dots. On the neck, double honeysuckle pattern each side. On the shoulder, tongue-pattern and lotus-buds inverted, all round. Under the junctions of the handles, tongue-pattern ending in volutes. Round the foot, lotus-buds.
(a) Dionysos received by Icarios: In the centre is Dionysos advancing to right, bearded, with long tresses, ivy-wreath, short purple chiton, embroidered himation, and sandals, left hand raised, in right a cantharos. Facing him is Icarios, bearded, with long hair, beaded fillet, short purple chiton and embroidered himation, and sandals, both hands extended to welcome him; between them is a hind to right. Behind Dionysos comes a male figure, bearded, with fillet, long tresses, short purple chiton and embroidered himation and sandals, both hands extended, followed by a similar figure with hair looped up under a fillet; behind him, a small bird flying to right. On the right is a bearded figure with hair looped up and embroidered chlamys over shoulders, conversing with a nude bearded figure who has long tresses with fillet, and wreath in left hand. Behind the latter is a bird flying to right. Under the adjoining handle is a bearded male figure to right, on a smaller scale, hair looped up, short chiton and embroidered himation, holding a hare by the jaws in right hand; facing him is a bearded figure, also on a smaller scale, with long tresses, fillet, short purple chiton and embroidered himation, in right hand a taenia (?). Under the other handle is a male figure moving to right, bearded, with long tresses, fillet and embroidered chlamys; by his side a hind to right.
(b) Departure of Troilos: He is on horseback to right, bearded, with long tresses, fillet, and short bordered chiton, a second horse by his side. Facing him is Priam seated on a four-legged stool with feet on a footstool; he is bearded and has long hair with fillet, long purple chiton, and embroidered himation, in left hand a sceptre. Above his head is a bird flying to right. Behind Troilos is a warrior to right, bearded and fully armed, with a skin over his short chiton, and Boeotian shield. Behind him is Polyxena to right, with long tresses, fillet, long chiton and himation, both embroidered, in right hand a hydria. Above her head, a bird flying to right.
- Production date
- 540BC-520BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 48.26 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
Klein, Euphronios2, p. 228.
For Dionysos and Icarios, cf. Vase Β149.
- Location
- On display (G13/dc8)
- Acquisition date
- 1836
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1836,0224.46
