Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Painter of Munich 2335

ca. 430 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Mother, boy, and Charon Charon, the ferryman, transported the deceased across the river separating the world of the living from that of the dead. The reality of this journey to the ancient Greeks is reflected in the many representations of Charon and his charges. Here he awaits a woman and a little boy who is undoubtedly the deceased. The child is elevated on a rock and motions to his mother with one hand while holding his go-cart with the other.

Artist

Painter of Munich 2335

Date

ca. 430 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1909