N11.4 CHARON
| Museum Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Oxford V547 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 209342 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure (White Ground) |
| Shape | Lekythos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Tymbos Painter |
| Date | ca 500 - 450 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Charon, ferryman of the dead, punts his skiff through the reeds of the river Acheron. The shade of a youth (not shown) awaits the boat on the river bank.