K12.19 THE FOSTERING OF DIONYSUS
| Museum Collection | Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Vatican 559 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 214232 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure (White Ground) |
| Shape | Krater, Calyx |
| Painter | Attributed to the Phiale Painter |
| Date | ca 440 - 435 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Side A: Hermes delivers the infant Dionysus to the foster care of Silenus and the Nysiad Nymphs. The old, white-haired Silen is seated on a rock draped with a leopard-skin. He has the ears and tail of an ass and holds a thyrsos (pine-cone tipped staff). The seated Nysiad holds a flowering plant.
Side B: The Muses (not shown).
ARTICLES
Dionysus, Hermes, Silenus, Nysiades
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