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Two-handled drinking cup (skyphos) parodying the Judgement of Paris
Greek
Classical Period
450–375 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Boiotia
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 30.2 x 21.6 cm (8 1/16 x 11 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.533
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 562.
DescriptionSide A: Caricatures of Hera and Aphrodite sitting awaiting Hermes. Hera is depicting wearing a marriage veil and facing directly outward, grimacing. Aphrodite, also not depicted as attractive, is shown facing the naked Hermes, holding a wreath.
Side B: Caricatures of Paris ("Alexandros"); and two female seated figures. The female are seated facing each other playing "mora," or "morrah" a child's hand game. Paris, shown as an old man, is seated to the right of them wearing a Phrygian cap and "oriental slippers" and playing the lyre. The women are seemingly oblivious to Paris's presence, creating a parody on multiple aspects of the story mainly the goddess's beauty and Paris's central importance.
The type of vase is associated with finds from the Boiotian sanctuary of the Kabirioi, near Thebes
Side B: Caricatures of Paris ("Alexandros"); and two female seated figures. The female are seated facing each other playing "mora," or "morrah" a child's hand game. Paris, shown as an old man, is seated to the right of them wearing a Phrygian cap and "oriental slippers" and playing the lyre. The women are seemingly oblivious to Paris's presence, creating a parody on multiple aspects of the story mainly the goddess's beauty and Paris's central importance.
The type of vase is associated with finds from the Boiotian sanctuary of the Kabirioi, near Thebes
ProvenanceBy 1899: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Seen by J. M. [John Marshall] in Athens. Bought in Paris.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, 1899, for $ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)