Nereus & Doris, the old man & woman of the sea | Greek vase, Athenian red figure krater

P14.3B NEREUS & DORIS

Museum Collection: Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Catalogue Number: Harvard 1960.339
Beazley Archive Number: 202875
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Column krater
Painter: Attributed to the Harrow Painter
Date: ca 480 - 470 BC
Period: Late Archaic

SUMMARY

Detail of Nereus and Doris from a painting depicting Theseus' reception in the palace of his father, King Poseidon. The elderly couple stand on the porch of the palace, Nereus with a staff, and Doris with a cup and oinochoe jug.

ARTICLESNereus, Doris

NOTEThis image is a montage of two photos of the vase.

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