Eros, Himerus & Pothos, gods of love & desire | Greek vase, Athenian red figure stamnos

K31.1 EROS, HIMEROS & POTHOS

Museum Collection: British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Catalogue Number: London E440
Beazley Archive Number: 202628
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Stamnos
Painter: Name vase of the Siren Painter
Date: ca 500 - 480 BC
Period: Late Archaic

SUMMARY

Side A: Odysseus and the Seirenes (see other image)
Side B: Eros, Pothos & Himeros, the three Erotes (love gods) wing their way over the sea bearing gifts: a hare, a sash and a flower wreath (?).

NOTEThis is a drawing of the vase rather than a photographic representation.

ARTICLESErotes, Eros, Himeros, Pothos

OTHER IMAGES OF VASE

         
 
 
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