Aphrodite, carried in flight by two erotes, on her way to the Dionysian cult
Jatta di Ruvo - Fourth Room
Phiale Apula (36125 = 1613)
Attributed to the Patera Painter, about 330-320 BC.
Piece of particular formal refinement among the products of the late Apulian pottery, which is often rather coarse and repetitive.
Inside, the female figure carried in flight by two erotes could be Aphrodite, while the torch and the situla held by winged characters would refer to the sphere of the Dionysian cult.
Outside, two female figures, an androgynous Eros and a Pan.
Ruvo, Museo Jatta
original photo by courtesy of beniculturali
Aphrodite, carried in flight by two erotes, on her way to the Dionysian cult
Jatta di Ruvo - Fourth Room
Phiale Apula (36125 = 1613)
Attributed to the Patera Painter, about 330-320 BC.
Piece of particular formal refinement among the products of the late Apulian pottery, which is often rather coarse and repetitive.
Inside, the female figure carried in flight by two erotes could be Aphrodite, while the torch and the situla held by winged characters would refer to the sphere of the Dionysian cult.
Outside, two female figures, an androgynous Eros and a Pan.
Ruvo, Museo Jatta
original photo by courtesy of beniculturali