Master of the Animals
Trifold oinochoe attributed to the “Silen Painter”. On the center of the scene, the “Master of the Animals”, an iconographic motif originated in the East, common in Crete, Greece and spread in the Etruria. The Master is represented as a youth wearing a short chiton and winged boots, moving toward right. The young man is portrayed between two confronting and roaring lions; with his hands he grabs the forepaws of each lion, the other paw lies on his upper arm. From each side, a woman wearing a long sleeve dress rushes toward the youth holding a three-leaved plant with her stretched hand. Neck: palmette with red core on volute stems, alternating with lower buds on stems.
The “Silen Painter” was active in Vulci and his production can be referred to the so called “Pontic Group” operating in Vulci between 550/540 and about 520 BC. The production of Pontic vases in Etruria was initiated by Greek immigrants from Ionia, since their style is pure Ionian. Up to now scholars have identified circa 190 – 200 vases attributable to artists belonging to this group.
Black figured Etruscan trifold oinochoe
Height 26,3 cm; diameter 15,5 cm
Attributed to the Silen Painter
Ca. 530-510 BC
From Vulci
Munich, Antikensammlungen, SH 920
Master of the Animals
Trifold oinochoe attributed to the “Silen Painter”. On the center of the scene, the “Master of the Animals”, an iconographic motif originated in the East, common in Crete, Greece and spread in the Etruria. The Master is represented as a youth wearing a short chiton and winged boots, moving toward right. The young man is portrayed between two confronting and roaring lions; with his hands he grabs the forepaws of each lion, the other paw lies on his upper arm. From each side, a woman wearing a long sleeve dress rushes toward the youth holding a three-leaved plant with her stretched hand. Neck: palmette with red core on volute stems, alternating with lower buds on stems.
The “Silen Painter” was active in Vulci and his production can be referred to the so called “Pontic Group” operating in Vulci between 550/540 and about 520 BC. The production of Pontic vases in Etruria was initiated by Greek immigrants from Ionia, since their style is pure Ionian. Up to now scholars have identified circa 190 – 200 vases attributable to artists belonging to this group.
Black figured Etruscan trifold oinochoe
Height 26,3 cm; diameter 15,5 cm
Attributed to the Silen Painter
Ca. 530-510 BC
From Vulci
Munich, Antikensammlungen, SH 920