Red-figure Apulian Patera

Datec. 330 BCE

Artist Painter of the Amphora of Naples (?) (Italian)

Artist Darius Painter (Italian)

CultureItalian

MediumCeramic:

DimensionsSight: 15 1/2 in. (39.37 cm)

Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968

On View

Not on view

PeriodLate Classical

Classification(s)

Decorative Art

DescriptionRed-figure knob-handled patera. Red-figure pottery invented in ~535 BCE in Athens. This uniquely shaped patera would have been used for washing hands and feet. Inner scene depicting young seated man and young woman holding fan. Ball between heads is likely representative of a game played for love. Pattern on ball indicates that it could be balls of yarn. Outer scene depicts young woman and an eros.

Terms

Antiquity

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