Roman Silver Wine Cup

Two-handled silver cup with relief decoration depicting a scene from Odyssey 11.26-42. Odysseus is shown holding a sword up in his right hand. He looks to his left toward a tree. At Odysseus's feet lies the ram he has just sacrificed to summon the dead. To Odysseus's right sits the spirit of the seer Teiresias sits on a rock.

Annotations

Roman silver wine cup (1st c. AD) depicting Odysseus (see Odyssey 11.26-42), J. Paul Getty Museum 96.AM.57. Getty Villa, Malibu, CA.

Online Resources

Photo: Mary Harrsch

Associated Passages

Ovid, Amores 1.4