K34.1 POTHOS
| Museum Collection | The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Malibu 81.AE.78 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Paestan Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Calyx |
| Painter | Signed by Asteas |
| Date | ca 340 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Pothos (Sexual Longing) from a painting depicting a bull-shaped Zeus carrying the maiden Europa across the sea. The young love-god is sprinking his nectar of desire upon the pair.
ARTICLES
OTHER IMAGES
K1.10 Europa
K10.6 Aphrodite
P9.1 Triton
