Epimetheus & Pandora - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)
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DETAILS
| Museum Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Oxford V525 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 275165 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Volute |
| Painter | Attributed to Recalls Kensington Class |
| Date | ca 475 - 425 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Epimetheus receives Pandora the first woman from Zeus. She is depicted as a woman rising out of the earth, crowned and veiled, with hands raised. Eros, the winged god of love, flutters above her. The Titan holds a farmer's trowel in one hand and extends the other to receive his new bride. Behind him stand the gods Hermes and Zeus. The messenger of the gods wears a winged cap and winged boots, and holds a herald's wand (kerykeion) in his hand. The king of the gods is crowned with a wreath of olive and bears a royal sceptre.