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Head in wood
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Slab of a Volterra urn
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Kylix
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Crater with representation of the myth of Orestes
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Head in wood
Etruscan mirror
Sarcophagus lid
Slab of a Volterra urn
Crater with columns
Kylix
Fragment of relief with Brahmanical ascetics
Monaco
False shelf (Nāgadanta) figured
False shelf (Nāgadanta) figured
Curvilinear relief fragment with scenes from the life of the Buddha
Standing Buddha statue
Head of the Buddha
Parthenopaios crater
Oinochoe con Hermes e Nike
Oinochoe with Hermes and Nike (detail)
Lebes gamikos
Crater of the Ghiottoni
Crater with representation of the myth of Orestes
Fragment of Euphronius
Shield umbone
Pair of earrings and ring
Crosses in gold foil
Sword grip
Solid of Emperor Phocas
Pair of fibulae
Fibbia Gota
Signet ring
Head of Jupiter
Floor
Lovere cup
Floor A
Floor B
Painted altar
Trivulzio Diatreta Cup
Patera (dish) from Parabiago
Heracles at rest
Portrait (possibly Maximian)
Theatrical mask from Caesarea Maritima
Nymph with peplum
Volute oil lamp with figured disc
Epigraph of Pontius Pilate
Lucky fisherman statue
Treasury of Caesarea Maritima

Crater with representation of the myth of Orestes

Anonymous

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Civic Archaeological Museum of Milan

Civic Archaeological Museum of Milan

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This crater (vessel for mixing wine with water), produced by a Campania workshop in the 4th century BC, illustrates on the main side one of the best known myths of Greek tragedy: the myth of Orestes. Stained with the terrible guilt of killing his mother Clytemnestra to avenge his father Agamemnon, Orestes is persecuted by the Erinyes, avengers of human injustices. The scene depicts Orestes, who still wields the sword with which he killed his mother, as he takes refuge at the tripod (vessel with three-footed support) of Apollo, symbol of the god's sanctuary in Delphi, chased by an Erinyes. On the opposite side are Apollo, who bending his bow threatens the female figure and Pyladas, a dear friend of Orestes.
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Title: Crater with representation of the myth of Orestes

Author: Anonymous

Date: IV sec. a.C.

Technique: Ceramic

Displayed in: Civic Archaeological Museum of Milan

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