Louvre G 197 (Vase)

Side A: King Croesus on the funeral pyre, lit by his servant EuthymosSide B: Theseus and Antiope

ID:
aa_5708
Beazley Number:
202176
Type:
Vase
Date:
ca. -500 — ca. -490
Period:
Late Archaic
Context:
From Vulci
Painter:
Attributed to Myson
Dimensions:
H. 0.595 m; Diam. (mouth) 0.25 m
Ware:
Attic Red Figure
Shape:
Amphora
Shape Description

Type A amphora

Graffiti

On side A: *K*R*O*E*S*O*S and *E*U*Q*U*M*O*S.

On side B: *Q*E*S*E*U*S, *A*N*T*O*P*E, and *P*E*R*I*Q*O*S.


Collection:
Paris, Muse du Louvre
Acquired by the Louvre in 1836, from the Durand Collection (said to be found at Vulci in 1829).

Citations and Bibliography

ARV2, 238.1, 1638; Para, 349; Beazley Addenda 2, 201

CVA, Louvre 6, III.Ic, pls. 34.5, 35.1-6

Amphora attributed to Myson:...
Amphora attributed to Myson: Drawing of side A, showing King Croesus on the funeral pyre, lit by his servant Euthymos
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Amphora attributed to Myson:...
Amphora attributed to Myson: Drawing of side A, showing Theseus carrying off Antiope, and followed by Peirithoos
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