Malibu 85.AE.316 (Vase)
Phineus defending himself from the Harpies.
- ID:
- aa_5136
- Beazley Number:
- 30369
- Type:
- Vase
- Date:
- ca. -480
- Period:
- Late Archaic
- Painter:
- Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter
- Dimensions:
-
H. 39 cm., d. 15 cm.
- Ware:
- Attic Red Figure
- Shape:
- Hydria-kalpis
Decoration Description
The rim is decorated with a band of tongues. The main panel on the shoulder is bordered on top by a band of meanders and squares, on the sides by zigzags, and on the bottom by short dotted tongues. In the scene itself, Phineus is seated on the far left on a stool with a skyphos placed underneath. In front of him is a low table filled with foodstuffs. Two of the Harpies are approaching it from the right, one already reaching for the food, while a third darts away with her loot in her hands. Phineus raises his arms, apparently both in a futile attempt to defend himself and in despair at the event. He is wearing a shortsleeved himation, an ivy wreath, and an additional wrap over his left shoulder. The Harpies each wear shortsleeved chitons decorated with horizontal black stripes on the semi-transparent skirts.
- Collection:
- Malibu, The J. Paul Getty Museum
European art market.
