T28.5 ODYSSEUS & BOREAS

Museum Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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Catalogue No. | Oxford G249 |
Beazley Archive No. | 680002 |
Ware | Attic Black Figure |
Shape | Skyphos |
Painter | Attributed to Boeotian |
Date | - |
Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Side A: Odysseus sails across the sea on a raft made of amphorae. The hero holds a trident in one hand and is flanked by a pair of fish. In the top right hand corner, the north-wind Boreas blusters with bloated cheeks.
Side B: Odysseus and Circe (not shown).