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accession number: 1991.1
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Red-Figure Calyx-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Medea in Chariot (A); Telephos with Baby Orestes (B), c. 400 BC. Near the Policoro Painter (South Italian, Lucanian, active c. 400 BC). Ceramic; diameter of mouth: 49.9 cm (19 5/8 in.); overall: 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.); diameter of foot: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1991.1
title: Red-Figure Calyx-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Medea in Chariot (A); Telephos with Baby Orestes (B)
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creation date: c. 400 BC
creation date earliest: -405
creation date latest: -395
current location: 102D Pre-Roman
creditline: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture: South Italian, Lucanian
technique: ceramic
department: Greek and Roman Art
collection: GR - South Italy
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
* Policoro Painter (South Italian, Lucanian, active c. 400 BC) - artist
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measurements: Diameter of mouth: 49.9 cm (19 5/8 in.); Overall: 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.); Diameter of foot: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Notable Acquisitions
opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00
Notable Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 15, 1991).
title: Coming of Age in Ancient Greece
opening date: 2003-08-23T00:00:00
Coming of Age in Ancient Greece. Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, NH (organizer) (August 23-December 5, 2003); Onassis Foundation Cultural Center (January 20-April 15, 2004); The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH (May 21-August 1, 2004); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (September 14-December 5, 2004).
title: The Art of Ancient Greek Theater
opening date: 2010-08-26T00:00:00
The Art of Ancient Greek Theater. Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades, CA (August 26, 2010-January 3, 2011).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Wealth of the Ancient World, Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, (25 June-18 September 1983); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, (19 October-11 December 1983); Detroit Institute of Arts, (1 February-24 March 1984); and Dallas Museum of Art, (25 April-10 June 1984).
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PROVENANCE
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1991-
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fun fact:
This vase includes scenes connected to two Athenian tragedies dealing with children—Medea and Telephos.
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The remarkable scene on the front of this vase relates to the famous tragedy Medea, written by Euripides and first produced in Athens in 431 BC. Framed in the center by a halo (recalling her sun god grandfather Helios), the sorceress Medea flies off in a dragon-drawn chariot. Seeking revenge against her husband Jason, leader of the Argonauts, Medea has just slain their two children. Two Furies flank her, while Jason and a distraught nurse and teacher approach the bodies on the altar below.
A different tragedy unfolds on the other side of the vase, from Euripides’s Telephos (438 BC). The wounded warrior Telephos holds the baby Orestes hostage at an altar, with Agamemnon and Clytemnestra rushing to save their son.
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RELATED WORKS
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