Vase Catalog Number: Berlin F 2170

Decoration:

Side A: woman (goddess). A woman stands facing right holding a tall scepter. Her other hand is on her hip. She wears a chiton and himation, her hair in a sakkos.

Side B: woman (goddess). A woman stands facing right, her head turned to the left. She holds a scepter in her left hand; her right hand is held at her waist. She is wearing a chiton and himation and a sakkos.

Inscriptions:

Side A: EPIKTETOS EGRAPHSEN, Epiktetos painted it (or me). On Side B: EPIKTETO[S] EGRAPHSEN, Epiktetos painted it (or me). These inscriptions have been shown to be modern forgeries, however: see Richter 1936, 112-115; and J. Boardman, "Epiktetos II, R.I.P.," AA (1981) 329-31.

Condition:

Some loss of the surface glaze, particularly on the handles and rim of the vase.

Sources Used:

Boardman 1975, 92, fig. 142.; Richter 1936, 112-115; Boardman 1981

Other Bibliography:

Gerhard pl. 199; Hoppin 1919, i, 303; AJA 1936, 113; Pfuhl 1923, fig. 330; AJA 1938, 239; Greifenhagen 1972, 49, pls. 30-31; AA 1981, 330, fig. 1-3.

(Kathleen Krattenmaker)