Caption

Stamnos with a depiction of Boreas and Oreithyia, unknown Attic workshop; Oinochoe Painter from Yale 480–460 BC; Orithyia mythology, Boreas mythology; Greek pottery, 470–460 BC; Attica; vessel stamnos; weight 3.556 kg; height 34 cm; diameter 29.1 cm; width 36 cm with vices; dia. outlet 22 cm., A rounded ceramic vase with a narrow foot and flared rim, primarily black with orange-red painted figures and decorative motifs; a group of standing draped female figures in orange-red appears on the upper body, flanking a central recessed handle area that is surrounded by scroll-like and palmette ornament in orange-red; a band of geometric key-pattern decoration encircles the vase below the figural scene, and the lower body is mainly black with some orange-red wear and chips at the base; the rim has an orange-red decorative border and the surface shows fine cracks and restoration lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_222

License type

Rights managed

Available size

92.5Mb (4.4Mb) / 19.0in x 19.0in / 5686 x 5686 (300dpi)

Keywords

Stamnos depiction Boreas Oreithyia unknown Attic workshop Oinochoe Painter Yale 480–460 BC Orithyia mythology Boreas mythology Greek pottery 470–460 Bc Attica vessel stamnos weight 3.556 kg height 34 cm diameter 29.1 cm width 36 cm vices dia outlet 22 cm rounded ceramic vase narrow foot flared rim primarily black orange-red painted figures decorative motifs group standing draped female figures orange-red upper body flanking central recessed handle area surrounded scroll- palmette ornament band geometric key-pattern decoration encircles vase figural scene lower body mainly black orange-red wear chips base rim orange-red decorative border surface fine cracks restoration lines.