Terracotta pelike (jar)
Dechter Painter
ca. 360–340 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Obverse, Eros, Amymone, and Poseidon. Reverse, woman and two youths Amymone was rescued from a satyr by Poseidon, god of the sea, who took her for himself. Striking the ground with his trident, he produced a spring that bore Amymone's name. The protagonists are assembled here, together with a rare representation of a feline.
- Artist
- Dechter Painter
- Date
- ca. 360–340 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, South Italian, Apulian
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Gift of David Nelson, in memory of Mark L. Davison, 1984
