K21.2 EUDAIMONIA, PANDAISIA & EROS
Museum Collection: British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Catalogue Number: London E698
Beazley Archive Number: 220518
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Lekythos, Squat
Painter: Attributed to Imitation of Meidias Painter
Date: ca 450 - 400 BC
Period: Classical
SUMMARY
The younger Kharites Eudaimonia (Happiness), seated holding a necklace, and Pandaisia (Feasting), carrying a tray of ripe fruit and myrtle (?) frond, are accompanied by Eros, the winged god of love. Other figures in the scene (not shown) include Aphrodite, Hygeia, and Polykles.
ARTICLES Kharites, Eros |
