N11.1 CHARON
Museum Collection | Rhode Island School of Design Museum, New York |
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Catalogue No. | RISD 25.082 |
Beazley Archive No. | 217665 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure (White Ground) |
Shape | Lekythos |
Painter | Attributed to the Reed Painter |
Date | ca 420 - 400 B.C. |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Charon, ferryman of the dead, punts his skiff. He wears a conical workman's cap and short chiton. The image is painted on a funerary vase.