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Volute krater (Faliscan red-figure ware)
375 BCE-350 BCE
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
46.2 × 29.3 × 28.9 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1969
© Public Domain
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts - Great Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
This vase was made in Etruria, the region north of Rome between the Tiber and Arno rivers. The scenes on both sides are typical of adaptations of Greek mythological scenes made by the Faliscum workshops of southern Etruria. The main scene depicts the musical contest between the god Apollo and satyr Marsyas. The reverse scene represents the rape of the divine hero Chrysippus by the Theban prince Laius. He drives a quadrigae of horses with the young Chryssipus behind him. The female bust above the chariot may be Hippodameia, the mother of Chrysippus.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Faliscum, Italy
Accession Number
D87-1969
Department
Antiquities
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Full-bodied vessel with a short neck, wide mouth and two handles terminating at the rim in large volutes decorated with ivy leaves. Decorated in black glaze and red-figure. Side A: The contest of Apollo and Marsyas with Apollo, central, playing the lyre and Marsyas seated above right. Around are the muses. Half-figures may be Zeus and Aphrodite. Side B: The Rape of Chrysippus: Laius drives a quadrya to left, with the youth Chrisippus beside him. The woman's bust above the chariot may be Hippodameia, mother of Chrysippus.