Keywords: Greek - Black-Figure Lekythos with Hermes and Iris - Walters 48230 - Three Quarter View.jpg The ancient Greeks conceived of their messenger gods-divinities who carried messages to other gods or humans-as winged alluding to their swiftness and their ability to go anywhere Iris and Hermes were the main messenger gods in Greek mythology; Iris primarily served Zeus and Hera the king and queen of the gods This small oil container bears a rare representation of both messengers together ca 500 BC terracotta cm 21 5 6 9 accession number 48 230 40626 Joseph Brummer New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2005-2006 Things With Wings Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art Ward Museum Salisbury 2009 place of origin Attica Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek black-figure pottery in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Hermes in ancient Greek pottery White-ground lekythoi Iris mythology |