© Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge
Greek Vase: Odysseus and Eumaios the Swineherd
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 1917
- Dimensions
- 35 cm
- Vendor
- Deepdene Sale
This is a red figured pelike attributed to the 'Pig Painter'.
The pelike was an ancient form of vessel, used as a storage jar. During the 5th century BC Attic Red-figure pottery such as this vase was the most important fine ware in the Mediterranean region, where it was widely distributed. Attic Red-figure is regarded by many scholars as the highest achievement of Greek vase painting.