Red-Figure Stamnos (Mixing/Storage Vessel): Komos (Musicians and Revelers)
Details
- Author / creator
- Kleophon Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 440–410 BCE)
- Object type
- Archaeology
- Date or period
- c. 435–425 BCE
- Dimensions summary
- height: 40.4 cm; Diameter of foot: 13.8 cm; Diameter of mouth: 23.5 cm
- Site or findspot
- Nola, Campania
- Cultural period
- Ancient
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 2023
- Image rights
- Public domain (CC0)
About this object
Four lively figures move to the right across the front side of this stamnos, a vase used for storing and mixing wine. First comes a finely dressed woman playing the pipes, followed by three male figures, all nearly nude. The bearded one holds a drinking cup and reaches back, perhaps dancing, while the last in line concentrates on the music of his lyre.
Materials and technique
Ceramic
Signature and marks
Ancient inscriptions on side A: above second figure: Κ Α Λ Ο Σ (“(“beautiful” [lambda and sigma partially lost])”); Side A above fourth figure: Κ Α Λ Ο [Σ] (““beautiful,” sigma lost”); Under foot, 1909 (De Morgan sale cat. no.) or 680 (Walker Art Gallery old inv. no.): black '080'; Under foot, Walker Foundation 2: black 'WF2'; Under foot, ?: black '0.19'; Under foot, Walker Art Center acc. no: red '09.6'; Under foot: partially removed red and white sticker, with number blacked out
