- Museum number
- 1856,1226.186
- Description
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Red-figured pottery phiale.
Designs red on black ground, with accessories of white and yellow. Round the edge, egg-moulding; under the handles, palmettes; below, all round, maeander and crosses. Columnar handles, on the flat tops of which are (1) a panther springing to right, and (2) a boar running to left.
(a) Three female figures seated to left, the first two with hair in a knot, striped opisthosphendone, earrings, necklace, bracelets, long girt chiton, and himation. The one on the left holds a fruit in right hand and a cista ornamented with maeander and chevron patterns in left, and turns back to the middle one, who holds up a wreath in right hand; behind the latter Eros approaches, with fillet, anklet on left leg, and wreath in left hand, holding out right hand to her. The female figure on the right is attired as the others (sandals, but no chiton); in right hand she holds a mirror, in left, a phiale, both white.
(b) On the left a group of two female figures seated to left, one looking back at the other; the first has hair in a knot, earrings, bracelets, long girt chiton, himation over lower limbs, and sandals, in left hand a white phiale. She extends right hand to the other, who has hair in a bunch, radiated opisthosphendone, earrings, necklace, bracelets, long girt chiton, himation over lower limbs, and sandals; in right hand she holds up a cista ornamented with maeander. Next, on the right, a group of three female figures, the first seated to right, with bracelets, long girt chiton, himation over lower limbs, and veil, holding out a myrtle-twig in right hand and a white alabastron in left. The next is seated to right, looking to left, and wears a radiated double sphendone, earrings, necklace, bracelets, long girt chiton, and himation over lower limbs. The third offers her a cista ornamented with wavy lines; she has hair in a knot, opisthosphendone, earrings, bracelets, long girt chiton with a stripe down the side, and sandals.
- Production date
- 370BC-350BC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 39.37 centimetres
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Height: 13.30 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Repaired.
- Acquisition date
- 1856
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1856,1226.186
