On a silver kantharos, from which the handles and the foot have not preserved, Orestes, his sister Iphigenia, and his friend Pylades are depicted at the ancient city of Sminthe, near Troy. The scene was probably inspired by Sophocles' now-lost tragedy "Chrysis" and contained an episode that took place with Apollo's priest Chrysis after their escape from the Taurian land. Besides, the other represented figures on the kantharos refer to the theater world.
Caption Silver kantharos with Orestes, Iphigeneia and Pylades
Mythic people Pylades (Hero), Iphigenia (Heroine) ,Orestes (Hero)
Type Metal object
Origin perhaps from Asia Minor
Current position The British Museum, London
Index number 1960,0201.1
Dating 25 BC - 25 AD
Notes
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με τα όσα διαδραματίστηκαν στη Σίμθη ανάμεσα στον Ορέστη, την Ιφιγένεια και τον Πυλάδη, και τον ιερέα Χρύση βλ. Η Ιφιγένεια στην Ταυρίδα (wikipedia.org)
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