Lekythos

Disc base; squat body. Hard, orange clay; lustrous, black slip. Bearded man, persian (?), sitting on a chair dressed in trousers, tunic with long sleeves and soft cap; spear in left hand; drinking horn in right hand; open eye; standing, female figure facing man; dressed in chiton and folded himation; left hand stuck in folds of the himation; right hand advanced holding bow; upper part of head missing; doric column behind man; palace is indicated by column; female figure standing behind column resting on left leg; right leg slightly bent; dressed in girdled chiton with freely drawn folds; arms bent upwards holding himation to be wrapped around figure; head looking right; eye open; hair tied in a knot; veil wound around bow; border of kymation ornaments above; meander border below.
The scene represents the so called warrior´s departure.

- Beazley, Attic Red-figured Vase Painting vol II, p 1150.
- Miller, M, C, 'Midas as the great king in Attic fifth-century vase-painting' in Antike Kunst 31, 1988, p 82, no 17, p 87.

Vasen studerad av John Oakley på MM 12/9 -91.