Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)
The return of Hephaistos to Mount Olympos
The two exceptionally large and boisterous depictions of the subject by Lydos (in the gallery of sixth-century Greek art) find a very different sequel here. The procession has been reduced to essentials and the donkey now carries not only Hephaistos but also Dionysos, who grasps his kantharos (drinking cup) with both hands. Hephaistos behind him holds a hammer and tongs in his left hand and gestures with his right.
The two exceptionally large and boisterous depictions of the subject by Lydos (in the gallery of sixth-century Greek art) find a very different sequel here. The procession has been reduced to essentials and the donkey now carries not only Hephaistos but also Dionysos, who grasps his kantharos (drinking cup) with both hands. Hephaistos behind him holds a hammer and tongs in his left hand and gestures with his right.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)
- Artist: Attributed to the Eretria Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 430–420 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
- Object Number: 08.258.22
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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