Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Peleus treed by a lion and a boar
A succession of misadventures brought Peleus, the future father of the hero Achilles, to cower in a treetop. While a guest of King Akastos, Peleus became the target of the queen's unrequited love. Rebuffed, she accused him of trying to seduce her. The enraged king lured Peleus to the deserted slopes of Mount Pelion and left him unarmed against wild beasts until the gods provided a magic knife.
A succession of misadventures brought Peleus, the future father of the hero Achilles, to cower in a treetop. While a guest of King Akastos, Peleus became the target of the queen's unrequited love. Rebuffed, she accused him of trying to seduce her. The enraged king lured Peleus to the deserted slopes of Mount Pelion and left him unarmed against wild beasts until the gods provided a magic knife.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
- Artist: Attributed to the Painter of London B 620
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 520 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure, white-ground
- Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
H. with handle 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1946
- Object Number: 46.11.7
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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