Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Obverse, woman with mirror
Reverse, woman with plemochoe (perfume vase)
The column indicates that the scene is set indoors, and the kalathos (wool basket) on the ground suggests the ladies' occupation. The representation of each figure is noteworthy. The one with the mirror wears a peplos and her hair is bound with fillets. She appears younger. The other is dressed in a chiton and himation with her hair in a sakkos (snood). The Persephone Painter, whose masterpiece is displayed in the Jaharis Gallery on the main floor, characterizes figures with utmost economy.
Reverse, woman with plemochoe (perfume vase)
The column indicates that the scene is set indoors, and the kalathos (wool basket) on the ground suggests the ladies' occupation. The representation of each figure is noteworthy. The one with the mirror wears a peplos and her hair is bound with fillets. She appears younger. The other is dressed in a chiton and himation with her hair in a sakkos (snood). The Persephone Painter, whose masterpiece is displayed in the Jaharis Gallery on the main floor, characterizes figures with utmost economy.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
- Artist: Attributed to the Persephone Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 440 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm)
diameter 2 in. (5.1 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
- Object Number: 08.258.27
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Group of the Paidikos Alabastra
ca. 510–500 BCE
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Persephone Painter
ca. 440 BCE
Persephone Painter
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