K31.4 APHRODITE EROSTASIA & HERMES
| Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum, Athens |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Athens N1105 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 218273 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Calyx |
| Painter | Attributed to Eratostasia Painter or Attributed to LC painter |
| Date | ca 400 - 300 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical / Early Hellenistic |
DESCRIPTION
Aphrodite weighs a pair of Erotes (winged love-gods) on the scales of fate--Eros (Love Proffered) and Anteros (Love Returned). She is accompanied by Hermes, the herald of the gods. The weighing of the loves is termed erostasia or erotastasia.