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Attributed to the Achilles Painter
Obverse, Eos (the goddess of the dawn) pursuing Tithonos
Reverse, bearded man
The winged goddess Eos will capture Tithonos, a young Trojan prince, as he goes to school in the early morning and take him to Mount Olympos to be her lover.
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Title: Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar)
Artist:
Attributed to the Achilles Painter
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 470–460 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: H. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm); diameter 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm); diameter of foot 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); diameter of mouth 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, The Cesnola Collection, by exchange, 1925
Accession Number: 25.189.2
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