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SKYPHOS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)

Red-figure HIERON by SIGNATURE · Skyphos · -500 to -450

A: TRIPTOLEMOS SEATED IN WINGED CHARIOT, WITH CORN AND PHIALE, DEMETER WITH CORN AND TORCH (IN CLOAK WITH WINGED FIGURES, CHARIOTS, DOLPHINS, BIRDS AND PALMETTES), PERSEPHONE WITH OINOCHOE AND TORCH, ELEUSIS WITH FLOWER (ALL NAMED) | B: DIONYSOS WITH STAFF (THYRSOS ?) BETWEEN AMPHITRITE, WITH DOLPHIN, AND ZEUS, WITH THUNDERBOLT, GOOSE | Under handle 1: EUMOLPOS (NAMED) SEATED WITH SCEPTRE | Under handle 2: POSEIDON (NAMED) SEATED WITH DOLPHIN AND SCEPTRE

Inscription

HIERON | Named: DEMETRE, TRIPTOLEMOS, PHEROPHATTA, ELEUSIS, EUMOLPOS, ZEUS, DIONYSOS, ANPHITRITE, POSEIDON | Signature: HIERONEPOIESEN

Shape

Skyphos

Technique

Red-figure

Date

-500 to -450

Culture

ATHENIAN

Painter

HIERON by SIGNATURE