Vase Catalog Number: Malibu 81.AE.213

Graffiti:

A very small fragment of an interior scene shows a woman lifting her veil; its black exterior has the roughly scratched *U*T, from the Etruscan word SUTIL, apparently of a dedicatory nature.

Inscriptions:

The exterior bears one fragmentary inscription, part of a name followed by EPOIESEN.

On the interior of another fragment is the inscription ATh]ENAIA. Behind Athena, in a blank area, is visible the end of a himation and the name ARE[S. Another inscription is seen between the hero's thighs in the combat scene, DORIS, and on a nearby fragment the verb EGRAPHS]EN. In front of the same hero's helmet are the letters ACh[ILLEUS, thus identifying this figure.

In the assembly-of-deities scene, a fragment of a dark-haired deity in a wreath bears the letters DIO[NUSOS, with more letters belonging to the goddess next to him, AMPh[ITRITÊ. A fragment of a blond god shows the name PLOUTON, and to his right, the name DEM[ETER. A fragment of a goddess with a child on her lap is labelled K]ORE.

Two other fragments, with uncertain positions on the interior, show unidentified name segments. One contains only the letter O, while another has the letters DES.

Sources Used:

M. Robertson, 1991, "A fragmentary phiale by Douris", in Greek Vases in the J. Paul Getty Museum 5: 75-98.

Other Bibliography:

H. Luschey, 1939, Die Phiale, Bleicherode; Perachora I, (chapter by T. J. Dunbabin); T. J. Dunbabin, 1951, in Papers presented to A. J. B. Wace, BSA 46: 61-71; B. Freyer-Schauenburg, E. Bouml;hr and W. Martini, eds., Studien zur Mythologie und Vasenmalerei: Festschrift für Konrad Schauenburg, Mainz, pp. 115-120; M. Robertson in Cambitoglou 1979, 131.

(Deirdre Beyer-Honça)