T29.1 ZEPHYRUS & HYACINTHUS

Museum Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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Catalogue No. | Boston 95.31 |
Beazley Archive No. | 205271 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Kylix |
Painter | Signed by Douris |
Date | ca 490 - 480 B.C. |
Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Zephyrus, the winged god of the west-wind, embraces the youth Hyacinthus. Alternatively, the figures could be an allegorical depiction of Love (Eros) seizing the beauty of youth.