Vase Catalog Number: Tampa 86.78

Decoration:

Side A: at left, the bride wears a chiton embroidered with crosses, draped over head. She wears a crown with six upright leaves. Under the chiton she holds the hand of the groom facing her. To far left, the head of a woman is preserved wearing a crown and carrying a torch. The groom wears a himation, a wreath of laurel or myrtle and a fillet. Between them, flying to the right and looking back to the bride is a small winged Eros who carries a wreath. At right, behind the groom, stands a winged Nike holding two torches in her right hand and wearing a chiton, himation, necklace, earrings, and a headband with ovulo pattern. The shoulder has tongues and a band of ovulos.

Collection History:

Tampa Museum of Art, Joseph Veach Noble Collection.

Condition:

Misfired, surface condition poor.

(Pamela J. Russell)