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Red-figure bottle with a scene of the punishment of Marsyas;, Between ornamental bands on the lower neck and belly, Marsyas sits on a cloak one end covering his right thigh. His lower torso faces left while his upper body, hands tied to a tree before him, faces right toward Apollo. Apollo stands beside a table on a platform, a lyre on the table and a taenia victory ribbon in his right hand fluttering above Silenus’s head. A Scythian stands before Marsyas holding a knife in his right hand and beginning to flay him. The scene includes three satyrs and a column with an oval object possibly an omphalos. Illustrates the musical agon between Apollo lyre and Marsyas aulos. Red-figure Greek pottery, ca. 330–310 BC. Provenance: Apulia / Basilicate. Bottle vessel. Height 26 cm; width 13.5 cm; weight 0.67 kg., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim, primarily black with light tan painted figures and decorative bands; the neck features vertical tan stripes and an ornamental border, the body shows a few tan human figures in various poses along with plantlike and animal shapes, and a horizontal decorative band of floral rosettes and repeating teardrop motifs encircles the lower half; the base and rim show areas of worn tan where the black surface has chipped.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A01_305

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

62.3Mo (4.7Mo) / 31.4cm x 49.6cm / 3714 x 5862 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Red-figure bottle scene punishment Marsyas ornamental bands lower neck belly Marsyas sits cloak covering right thigh lower torso faces left upper body hands tied tree faces right Apollo stands beside table platform lyre taenia victory ribbon right hand fluttering Silenus’s head Scythian stands Marsyas holding knife right hand flay includes three satyrs column oval object omphalos Illustrates musical agon Apollo lyre Marsyas aulos Red-figure Greek pottery ca 330–310 Bc Provenance Apulia Basilicate Bottle vessel Height 26 cm width 13.5 cm weight 0.67 kg rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck flared rim primarily black light tan painted figures decorative bands neck features vertical tan stripes ornamental border body tan human figures various poses plantlike animal shapes horizontal decorative band floral rosettes repeating teardrop motifs encircles lower half base rim areas worn tan black surface chipped.