Gaea or Pandora & Panes (original) (raw)
Greek Mythology >> Galleries >> Greek Vase Paintings 7 >> T1.4
DETAILS
| Museum Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Boston 01.8032 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 211718 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Skyphos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter |
| Date | ca. 450 B.C. |
| Period | Early Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Gaea the Earth, or Pandora the first woman, rises up (anodos) from the earth. She is surrounded by a pair of dancing Panes. The goat-headed daemones symbolize fertility. If the figure is Pandora the scene could be based on the satyr-play by Aeschylus of the same name.