T61.1 ARTEMIS & MARSYAS
| Museum Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | New York 12.235.4 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Lucanian Red Figure |
| Shape | Skyphos, Fragment |
| Painter | Attributed to the Palermo Painter |
| Date | ca. 420 – 400 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Artemis and Marsyas from a painting depicting the satyr's contest with the god Apollo. Marsyas holds a skinning-knife and rests his elbow on a pillar inscribed with his name. He has the usual features of a satyr--pug nose and assine ears and tail. The goddess holds a pair of hunting spears and wears her hair tied back with ribbons in a ponytail.