Washington, Smithsonian, 136373

From Beazley (1948), pl. 37

Washington, Smithsonian, 136373
Red-figure cup by the Akestorides painter, a follower of Douris
ARV(2) 781.4
About 460 bce.

Exterior: A youth seated at left holding up a roll, in which he is reading. Another youth confronts him with a lyre. An older man looks back with interest. The letters are written stoixedon. The text is difficult to make out, and may recall Iliad 9.399 and 13.638 (Beazley) or lines from a didactic text (Immerwahr).

(Paraphrased from Immerwahr: 1952, p.22)

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