Apollo plays lyre

Parasol Painter (attributed to)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
425-400 BCE
Height:
11.0 cm  (4 5/16 in.)
Width:
9.5 cm  (3 3/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
glazed clay
Place of creation:
Apulia (Italia)

    Item location

  • Chau Chak Wing Museum (University of Sydney)
    Nicholson Collection[Museum inv. no.: N.M.51.37]

Description

Painted vase fragment depicting Apollo playing lyre and an undetermined figure, barely visible in the picture.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501] (6 strings, 6 pegs, right hand plucking while left hand stops strings)

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

1252