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Stamnos with Eos and Two Youths
(Ancient Greece )
His lyre tumbling to the ground, the youth Tithonus flees the amorous goddess Eos. She grabs his neck while fingering her mantle in the traditional gesture of a demure bride. This theme was a popular subject for red-figure vessels from the early to mid 5th century BC. This "stamnos" (wine container) belongs to a class of vessels which has a low foot in the form of a ring. There are seven known "stamnoi" of this type. All have the same size and proportions and were probably fashioned by the same potter.
Inscription
Provenance
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Robert Garrett Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1951, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2009-2011 | Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art, San Diego; Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), New York. |
| 2007-2008 | Déjà Vu? Recurrence. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1995-1996 | Pandora's Box: Women in Classical Greece. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/27/1987 | Treatment | x-ray |
Geographies
Greece, Athens (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 14 5/16 x W: 7 5/8 in. (36.3 x 19.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1951
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2034