N11.2 CHARON & HERMES PSYCHOPOMP
| Museum Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | New York 21.88.17 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 212345 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure (White Ground) |
| Shape | Lekythos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Sabouroff Painter |
| Date | - |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Hermes Psychopomp (Guide of the Dead) leads the shade of a youth to the skiff of Charon. The ferryman stands in his boat leaning on a pole. He wears a red chiton and conical workman's cap.