Skyphos

Museum number:
8-999
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
GF 39 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.8
Description:
Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Orvieto, Umbria, Central Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Orvieto, or Narce (?). See J.D. Beazley, Etruscan Vase-Painting, (Oxford, 1947), p. 100; plate 18:9-11.
Culture or time period:
Etruscan and Faliscan
Collector:
Arthur L. Frothingham
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Person depicted:
Nike (Greek diety)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Pottery and Satyrs
Accession date:
February 4, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Comment:
According to Lisa Pieraccini (2019-10-11): "Etruscan / Faliscan (?)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 9 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 10 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 11 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 12 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 13 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 14 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 15 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 16 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 17 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 18 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 19 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 20 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 21 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 22 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 23 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 24 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 25 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 26 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 27 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 28 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 29 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 30 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Hearst Museum object 31 of 31 titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Skyphos, accession number 8-999, described as Huge red-figure skyphos (cup); A) a satyr and maenad; B) Nike; white for female flesh, wings, and the satyr’s pelt; awkward drawing; palmettes and geometric designs occupying other spaces of cup; repaired from fragments; concentric circles on bottom. Height: 24.3 cm; diameter: 25.0 cm.

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