The punishment of the Thracian king and oracle Phineus is depicted on the vase’s main side. On the right, Phineus is seated on a diphros (wooden stool) with his feet resting on a square base. He is a bearded blind man. He wears a long sleeved chiton and himation. In his left hand he holds probably a sceptre, whereas with his right hand he tries unsuccessfully to impede the Harpy by stealing his food which is on the table. Meat and flowers are on the table. On the left, a Harpy flies away, carrying a loaf or cake and a piece of meat in each hand while looking back at Phineus. She wears a short chitoniskos. On other side of the the vase, there is a Harpy flying to the left with a cake and a piece of meat in each hand too. She wears a short chitoniskos richly decorated and a fillet on her head.