Fragment from Red-Figure Kylix: Nereus(?) and Nereid
Pistoxenos Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 470–460 BCE)
c. 470–460 BCE
Medium
ceramic
Dimensions
h. 14.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1924.537
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
Broken from the rim and bowl of a drinking cup, this fragment shows a woman looking back and moving away from a bearded man. Because she holds a dolphin, she is likely a Nereid, or sea nymph. The man may be her father, Nereus, although he is usually shown with white hair and beard (appropriately, for he is often called “Old Man of the Sea”).