N10.2 POENA
| Museum Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Boston 1987.53 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Calyx |
| Painter | Attributed to the Darius Painter |
| Date | ca 340 - 330 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Poena (Retaliation) from a painting depicting the exposure of the infant Aegisthus. She appears in the scene as the agent of ensuing vengeance. Poena appears as a winged huntress with hair wreathed in serpents. She wears a knee-length maiden's dress and boots, and holds a hunting spear in one hand. The figure is labelled by the vase-painter.
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