Terracotta pelike (jar)
Obverse, Silenus being led by Phrygian
Reverse, two Phrygians
Although the Persian Wars did not reach central Greece until 490 B.C., Persian incursions in Lydia and Ionia some thirty years earlier brought increasing knowledge of the Near East to the Greek world. This greater familiarity is reflected in the story of King Midas of Phrygia, who, seeking counsel of a silen, had one trapped at a fountain by mixing the water with wine.
Reverse, two Phrygians
Although the Persian Wars did not reach central Greece until 490 B.C., Persian incursions in Lydia and Ionia some thirty years earlier brought increasing knowledge of the Near East to the Greek world. This greater familiarity is reflected in the story of King Midas of Phrygia, who, seeking counsel of a silen, had one trapped at a fountain by mixing the water with wine.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta pelike (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to the Pan Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 470 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase, The Abraham Foundation Inc. Gift, 1978
- Object Number: 1978.11.9
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Pan Painter
ca. 470 BCE
Pan Painter
ca. 470–460 BCE
Pan Painter
ca. 470 BCE
Pan Painter
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