Fragment of a terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Peitho (the personification of persuasion), Aphrodite, and Eros
These three figures belonged to a representation of either the Judgement of Paris or Menelaos reclaiming his wife, Helen, at Troy. At this time, large skyphoi were favored for elaborate mythological decorations, especially by painters around Douris and Makron. The ladies are exceptionally grand and statuesque.
These three figures belonged to a representation of either the Judgement of Paris or Menelaos reclaiming his wife, Helen, at Troy. At this time, large skyphoi were favored for elaborate mythological decorations, especially by painters around Douris and Makron. The ladies are exceptionally grand and statuesque.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fragment of a terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to a follower of Douris
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 490 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: Other: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
- Object Number: 07.286.51
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Penthesilea Painter
ca. 465–460 BCE
Greek, Attic
mid-5th century BCE
Douris
ca. 490 BCE
Douris
ca. 480 BCE
Douris
ca. 490–480 BCE
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