Stamnos with Eos and Two Youths

<p>His lyre tumbling to the ground, the youth Tithonus flees the amorous goddess Eos. She grabs his neck while fingering her mantle in the traditional gesture of a demure bride. This theme was a popular subject for red-figure vessels from the early to mid 5th century BC. This "stamnos" (wine container) belongs to a class of vessels which has a low foot in the form of a ring. There are seven known "stamnoi" of this type. All have the same size and proportions and were probably fashioned by the same potter.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2034' rel='external'>Stamnos with Eos and Two Youths</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>