Fragment of a terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Palermo Painter
ca. 430–400 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Enthroned Zeus The Palermo Painter was a follower of the Amykos Painter but shows a much greater interest in detail and texture. The king of the gods sits on a throne whose armrest is embellished with a lion and a small face. He holds a scepter surmounted by a bird. Eros, god of love, hovers with a wreath and looks back at a figure who may be the seated Hera, Zeus's wife.
- Artist
- Palermo Painter
- Date
- ca. 430–400 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, South Italian, Lucanian
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1911
