National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Gift of Dr Lilian Alexander, 1914 This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Large bell-shaped vessel with two handles under flaring rim. Pedestal foot modern. Decorated in black-glaze with red-figured scenes. Side A: Hermes and woman. Hermes wears petasos, short tunic and winged sandals. He carries his caduceus. The woman holds out a phiale in her right hand and holds a fillet in her left. Side B: Two draped women in profile to left. Under the handles on each side: palmette, volute-tendrils, drop-leaves and trumpet flowers. Below the figured scenes a band of wave-pattern. Below the rim a band of laurel.