N11.5 CHARON & HERMES PSYCHOPOMP
| Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum, Athens |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | - |
| Beazley Archive No. | - |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure (White Ground) |
| Shape | Lekythos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Thanatos Painter |
| Date | ca 450 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Hermes Psychopomp (Guide of the Dead) leads the soul of a woman to the skiff of the ferryman Charon. The god wears a winged petasos cap and the ferryman stands in his boat holding a pole.