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Artist
English: Signed by Douris (painter) and Kalliades (potter)
Français : Signé par Douris (peintre) et Calliadès (potier)
Description
English: So-called “Memnon pieta”: Eos lifting up the body of her son Memnon. Kalos inscription. Interior from an Attic red-figure cup, ca. 490–480 BC. From Capua, Italy.
Français : Éos soulevant le corps de son fils Memnon. Inscription kalos. Intérieur d'une coupe attique à figures rouges, vers 490-480 av. J.-C. Provenance : Capoue.
Dimensions H. 12 cm (4 ½ in.), Diam. 26.9 cm (10 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sully, 1st floor, room 43, case 21
Accession number
G 115
Credit line Former collection of Charles Hippolyte de Paravey; purchase in public auction, 1873
References Beazley, Attic Red-figured Vase-Painters (1963), 434, 74
Source/Photographer User:Bibi Saint-Pol, own work, 2007-05-09
Other versions
  • Tondo, detail: Douris' signature
    Tondo, detail: Douris' signature
  • Side A: Menelaus pursuing Paris
    Side A: Menelaus pursuing Paris
  • Usage in the backside of a Wikipedia cake
    Usage in the backside of a Wikipedia cake

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