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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 - Gandel 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 Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited