K22.4 ELDER & YOUNGER PAN
Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
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Catalogue No. | London E228 |
Beazley Archive No. | 7864 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Hydria |
Painter | Attributed to Kerch |
Date | ca 400 - 300 B.C. |
Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of a pair of Panes from a painting depicting the retinue of the god Dionysus. The older, bearded Pan carries a wineskin on his back, while his youthful counterpart plays a set of panpipes. The Nymph Echo faces the pair (see other image).