Athena & Marsyas - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)
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T61.5 ATHENA & MARSYAS
DETAILS
| Museum Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Boston 00.348 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Bell |
| Painter | Name vase of the Painter of Boston 00.348 |
| Date | ca. 370 - 360 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Athena sits beneath a tree upon the outspread aegis cloak playing a double-flute. A youth stands before her holding a mirror up to her face. In the myth, the goddess is displeased by the unsightly bloating of her cheeks and discards the instrument. On the far right the satyr Marsyas stands ready to recover the flute. The other three figures in the scene are the elderly satyr Silenus, a Bacchante bearing a thyrsus and a seated god (perhaps Zeus).