Harvard Art Museums > 1927.153: Skyphos (drinking cup): Silenus Holding an Amphora Vessels Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Skyphos (drinking cup): Silenus Holding an Amphora (The Euaion Painter) , 1927.153,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 16, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/291815. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1927.153 People The Euaion Painter, Greek Title Skyphos (drinking cup): Silenus Holding an Amphora Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 460-450 BCE Period Classical period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291815 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Red-figure Dimensions H. 14.5 x W. 13.5 cm (5 11/16 x 5 5/16 in.) State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Beazley Archive Database #209874 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of E.P. Warren, Esq. Accession Year 1927 Object Number 1927.153 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description One on side, a nude Silenos (companion and tutor of Dionysos) stands with one hand on his hip and a storage vessel (amphora) in the other. On the left is a thyrsos (ivy-topped Dionysian staff) leaned against an invisible support. On the right is a rock. The word “kalos” (beautiful) is written faintly in front of Silenos’ face. Publication History J. D. Beazley, Attische Vasenmaler des rotfigurigen Stils. (Tübingen, 1925), 359.57 George H. Chase and Mary Zelia Pease, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, U.S.A.: volume 8, Fogg Museum and Gallatin Collections, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1942), 35, Pl. 18.3A, 18.3B J. D. Beazley, Attic Red-figure Vase-Painters (Oxford, 1963), 799.13 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
