Perservase
An Apulian volute crater is called a Perservase . It is considered one of the central works of Lower Italian vase painting .
The Perservase was found in Canosa di Puglia in 1851 and is now in the National Museum of Naples . In the center of the obverse you can see the Persian King Darius I enthroned in the midst of his Privy Council, including paymaster and tribute bearer. The figures are marked with inscriptions . Above it one sees Athena with the personification of Hellas before Zeus and Apate before the personification of Asia. Research suggests that the portrayal is related to the victories of Alexander the Great or contemporary theatrical portrayals . It is the only known representation of this kind, references to current events are particularly rare in Greek vase painting . After Darius, Darius crater is another name for the vase. The Darius painter also got his emergency name after the 130 cm high crater , which is therefore his name vase . On the back of the vase you can see Bellerophon fighting the Chimera . In addition, deities and fighting orientals are depicted.
literature
- Rolf Hurschmann : Perservase . In: Der Neue Pauly Vol. 9 (2000), Col. 611.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Inventory number 81947 [H 3253]