K32.6 EROS, APHRODITE & LOVERS
Museum Collection | Rhode Island School of Design Museum, New York |
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Catalogue No. | RISD 25.089 |
Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
Shape | Skyphos |
Painter | Workshop of the Ilioupersis Painter |
Date | ca 375 - 350 B.C. |
Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Eros (Love), riding a woman piggy-back (ephisdremos) while covering her eyes, drives her towards a suitor. The man is accompanied by the seated goddess Aphrodite who holds a dove in her hand.
This image is montage of several photos of the vase.