No C 45
Rome, Città del Vaticano, Museo Vaticano 402.1
Black-figure amphora
The Edinburgh Painter

A god, possibly Dionysos, is seated on a folding stool. He is represented with head in profile to the left, the body almost facing and legs in profile to the right. Seated, he is almost as tall as the surrounding standing figures. The right forearm is extended horizontally forward, with clenched hand. The left forearm is extended obliquely upward, the hand holding a staff. The god has a pointed beard and wears his long hair loose with a wreath (of ivy?). His dress consists of a chiton and a himation, which covers the left shoulder.

There is one goddess at each side of the picture. At the right stands a goddess, the arms extended horizontally forward, the right hand, with extended fingers, put on the head of the god, the left hand holding (?) the wreath, around his head. At the left side stands a goddess, the right forearm extended almost horizontally forward, with clenched hand, the left arm raised with palm turned outward and extended fingers.

Twigs of ivy are seen from behind the back of the god.

Beazly: a god, seated between two woman (Zeus and Eileitheiai?)
Schneider: Zweite Klasse, no 29.
Brommer:    A IV,9

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