Collection: | Malibu, The J. Paul Getty Museum |
Summary: | Phineus defending himself from the Harpies. |
Ware: | Attic Red Figure |
Painter: | Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter |
Date: | ca. 480 BC |
Dimensions: | H. 39 cm., d. 15 cm. |
Shape: | Hydria-kalpis |
Beazley Number: | 30369 |
Period: | Late Archaic |
Decoration Description:
The rim is decorated with a band of tongues. The main panel on the shoulder is bordered on top by a band of meanders and squares, on the sides by zigzags, and on the bottom by short dotted tongues. In the scene itself, Phineus is seated on the far left on a stool with a skyphos placed underneath. In front of him is a low table filled with foodstuffs. Two of the Harpies are approaching it from the right, one already reaching for the food, while a third darts away with her loot in her hands. Phineus raises his arms, apparently both in a futile attempt to defend himself and in despair at the event. He is wearing a shortsleeved himation, an ivy wreath, and an additional wrap over his left shoulder. The Harpies each wear shortsleeved chitons decorated with horizontal black stripes on the semi-transparent skirts.
Collection History:
European art market.
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