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Vase Catalog Number: Berlin F 2394

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Collection:Berlin, Antikenmuseen
Summary:Swing (a woman swinging another)
Ware:Attic Red Figure Shape:Hydria
Painter:Attributed to the the Washing Painter Potter:
Context:From Nola Region:Campania
Date:430 B.C. Period:Classical
Dimensions:

H. 18.5 cm.

Primary Citation:ARV2, 1131.172; Para, 454; Beazley Addenda 2, 333

Decoration:

Swing (a woman swinging another). On the left, a woman wearing a chiton and sakkos, her mantle pulled down around her waist, stoops to push the girl on the swing. The girl swings forward, her hair and chiton flying. Her mantle is draped over her lap. The swing has four legs, three of which are visible. A large, close-mouthed vessel (?) is sunk into the ground between the two women, and a basket stands on the far left, behind the woman pushing the swing. A festoon hangs over her head.

Condition:

The vase is in excellent condition, having suffered only minor scratches.

Sources Used:

Greifenhagen 1968, pl. 42, 2.

Other Bibliography:

Millingen AUM. 1 pl. 30; FR, iii, 28; Gerhard AB. pl. 55, 1-2; Greifenhagen A.K.2 42, 2; Kerényi 1976, pl. 94; Robertson 1975, pl. 85d; Gehrig et al. Führer, pl. 66; Boardman 1989, fig. 210.

(Kathleen Krattenmaker)

Keywords:

Anthesteria, basket, chiton, mantle, sakkos, swing, swinging, vessel, wearing, woman

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9 Images

Archive NumberCaption
1992.07.0555Overview: vertical handle left
1992.07.0554Overview: vertical handle rear
1992.07.0557Main panel: woman swinging another
1992.07.0556Main panel: woman pushing
1992.07.0558Main panel: woman pushing
1992.07.0559Main panel: woman pushing, upper half
1992.07.0560Main panel: woman swinging
1992.07.0561Main panel: woman swinging
1992.07.0562Main panel: woman swinging
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