Only 16 sherds of the krater are preserved. The main iconographical theme the encounter of the Thracian king and oracle Phineus with the Argonauts. In the set of four sherds, Phineus is depicted in the center, seated on a throne. He wears a long chiton and a himation, and he rests his feet on a footstool. Jasonis, the leader of the Argonautic Expedition, is behind him, nude, with a sword to his left. He touches the eyes of the blind oracle Phineus to heal them. In return, Phineus told Jason how to pass his ship safely through the Symplegades (the Clashing Rocks). Next to Phineus, there is a woamn (maybe Idaia, Phineus’ second wife) and greets the Dioskouroi who approach from the right. They are both nude and hold spears. Kastor shakes hands with Phineus; Polydeukes is in the background. In front of them, there is a tripod table with a vase on it. All figures are identified by inscriptions; ΕΙΑΣΟΝ (Jason), ΦΙΝΕΥΣ (Phineus), ΤΙΜΑΝΔΡΑ (?) (Timandra) και ΠΟΛΥΔΥΚΣ (Polydeukes). On the rest preserved fragments, the two Boreads (sons of Boreas), Zetes and Kalais, are chasing the Harpies.
Caption Fragment of a corinthian column crater depicting Jason curing king Phineus
Mythic people Dioscuri (Hero), Jason (Hero) ,Phineus (King)
Type Clay object
Artist/Creator Cavalcade Painter
Origin Sani, Chalkidike, Temple of Artemis, Corinthian workshop
Current position Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, formerly in the collection of S. Andreadi
Index number ΜΘ 23656
Dating 575 BC
Notes
Τσιαφάκη Δ. 1998. Η Θράκη στην αττική αγγειογραφία του 5ου αι. π.Χ. Κομοτηνή. σελ. 226, Σημ. 1050.
Kefalidou E. 2008. «The Argonauts Krater in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki», AJA 112, 617-624.
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