Louvre E 668 (Vase)

Tondo: Zeus and his eagle

ID:
aa_4148
Type:
Vase
Date:
ca. -560 — ca. -550
Period:
High Archaic
Painter:
Attributed to the Naukratis Painter
Dimensions:
H. 0.13 m; Diam. (lip) 0.18 m
Ware:
Laconian Black Figure
Shape:
Cup
Decoration Description

In the tondo sits a bearded man (Zeus?), profile to the right, facing an eagle; rosettes fill the fields between them, above and below.


Collection:
Paris, Muse du Louvre Campana 346

Citations and Bibliography

CVA, Louvre 1, III.Dc, pls. 3.6, 4.4

Exterior profile view
Exterior profile view
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Exterior 3/4 view
Exterior 3/4 view
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Side view, showing palmettes...
Side view, showing palmettes on either side of the handle
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Top view
Top view
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Detail of tondo, top:...
Detail of tondo, top: a bearded man (Zeus?), seated profile to the right, facing an eagle; a rosette fills the field above them
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Detail of tondo, bottom:...
Detail of tondo, bottom: a bearded man (Zeus?), seated profile to the right, facing an eagle; a rosette fills the field below them
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