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Vase Catalog Number: Baltimore, Hopkins AIA B13
Images | Browse Images| Collection: | Johns Hopkins University Museum, Baltimore | ||
| Summary: | Side A: bound Silenos followed by hunter Side B: Midas | ||
| Ware: | Attic Red Figure | Shape: | Neck amphora |
| Painter: | Attributed to the the Harrow Painter | Potter: | |
| Context: | From Taras | Region: | Apulia |
| Date: | 480 B.C. | Period: | Late Archaic/Early Classical |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.39 m., D. mouth 0.161 m., D. foot 0.11 m. | ||
| Primary Citation: | |||
Decoration:
Side A: Silenos strides forward in right profile, hands bound behind back. Following him is a bearded hunter who looks back, head in left profile. The hunter wears boots, short chiton that has a black border at neckline and hem, and petasos hanging behind neck. His right hand holds two spears; his left hand hold the ends of the thongs that wrap Silenos's wrists. To the hunter's left is hunting dog.
A relief contour line runs throughout. Relief line is also used for the drapery detail, the top of boots, thongs. Hair is outlined in reserve. Dilute glaze is used for the inner details of the body, neck and sleeve of the chiton. Added purple appears on the petasos cord and the thongs of Silenos.
Side B: bearded Midas stands three-quarters left, face in left profile. He wears a pleated chiton beneath himation and carries a staff in his upraised right hand. Some relief contours are used. Midas's hair and beard are outlined in reserve. Dilute glaze is used for inner details of the chiton.
Tongues are seen above each picture, terminating beneath the handles. There is a graffito on the shoulder.
Three-letter Etruscan or possibly Oscan inscription on shoulder, perhaps denoting ownership or dedication rather than the usual commercial marking.
Collection History:
Formerly Hartwig collection.
Shape Description:
Sources Used:
Other Bibliography:
Essay: RW No. 113
(Greg Crane)
Keywords:boots, bound, chiton, dog, himation, hunter, hunting, Midas, Midas and the Silen, petasos, Silenos, spear, staff, walking
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21 Images
| Archive Number | Caption | |
|---|---|---|
| 1990.06.0351 | Side A | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0352 | Handle: side A at left; blank space between decoration | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0400 | Side B | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0350 | Handle: side A at right; blank space between decoration | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0369 | Side A: shoulder | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0368 | Shoulder decoration | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0353 | Bound silenos led by hunter | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0367 | Hunter, dog at hunter's legs | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0362 | Hunter, head | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0361 | Hunter, from the chest up | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0360 | Hunter, from the knees up | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0354 | Hunter, and dog | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0363 | Side A: hunter, torso and right arm | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0366 | Silenos, tail and bound arms | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0365 | Silenos, head | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0364 | Silenos, from the knees up | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0355 | Silenos | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0359 | Midas, torso and right arm | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0358 | Midas, from the chest up | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0357 | Midas, body from knees up | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |
| 1990.06.0356 | Midas | Photograph by Aaron Levin, courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Archaeological Collection |