Terracotta pelike (jar)
Obverse, Eros, Amymone, and Poseidon. Reverse, woman and two youths
Amymone was rescued from a satyr by Poseidon, god of the sea, who took her for himself. Striking the ground with his trident, he produced a spring that bore Amymone's name. The protagonists are assembled here, together with a rare representation of a feline.
Amymone was rescued from a satyr by Poseidon, god of the sea, who took her for himself. Striking the ground with his trident, he produced a spring that bore Amymone's name. The protagonists are assembled here, together with a rare representation of a feline.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta pelike (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Dechter Painter
- Period: Late Classical
- Date: ca. 360–340 BCE
- Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: 9 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (23.5 × 16.5 cm)
Lip diameter: 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
Diam. of foot: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of David Nelson, in memory of Mark L. Davison, 1984
- Object Number: 1984.323.3
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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