London 1917.7-25.2 (Vase)
Side A: Apollo on a swan, with two women (Muses?) and a satyr. Side B: Eros and two athletes.
- ID:
- aa_5274
- Beazley Number:
- 217933
- Type:
- Vase
- Date:
- ca. -380
- Period:
- Late Classical
- Painter:
- Attributed to the Meleager Painter
- Dimensions:
-
H 32
- Ware:
- Attic Red Figure
- Shape:
- Bell krater
Decoration Description
Side A: Apollo on a swan, with two women and a satyr. A palm tree with bunches of fruit rises from a small mound in the center of the scene. From the left, Apollo is descending to earth seated on a swan and playing a lyre. He wears a laurel-wreath in his hair, held by a broad fillet, a chlamys bordered with a broad stripe, and high, elaborately tied sandals. The swan flies with wings held high and legs outstretched as it prepares to land. To the right of the palm tree, a maenad sits facing right, but turns her head to the left to watch Apollo's approach. She is wearing a chiton with an embroidered hem and overfold, a spiked crown, and a necklace and bracelet, and holds a lyre in her left arm. To her right is a naked satyr facing left, holding a thyrsos at his side in his left hand. In his right hand is a fillet, which he holds over the head of the seated maenad. He wears a garland in his hair. Above the outstretched arm of the satyr is a broad semi-circle, perhaps a hanging garland. A second maenad occupies the left-hand side of the scene. She is leaning on her left foot which rests on a rock, and has picked up a fillet with her left hand. She is dressed similarly to the other maenad. A hare stands in front of her, just below the tail of the descending swan. Yellow is used for many of the ornaments and details in the scene.
Side B: Eros and two athletes.
- Collection:
- London, British Museum
Citations and Bibliography
ARV2, 1410, 16
