Telephus Vase

• The Telephus Vase is dated c. 380 BC
• the Telephus Vase was found in South Italy
• The Telephus Vase shows

  • A man dressed as a woman
  • A wineskin disguised as a baby
  • a woman with a bowl to catch the wine
• Aristophanes' tragedy Women at Thesmophoria was performed in 411 BC
• Euripides' comic play, Telephus, a parody of Aristophanes' play was performed in 438 BC
• The props on stage are

  • Ekkyklema (Alter)
  • Dagger
  • Wine skin (baby)
  • bowl
  • mirror
• The Telephus Vase is useful because

  • The Vase was after the Play
  • We know what scene/play this is (to the line)
  • Exaggerated masks
  • Use of props
  • Use of staging (alter/Ekkyklema)
  • Movement
  • Costumes
• The limitations of the Telephus Vase

  • Found in South Italy
  • Made at a later date
  • not from the original production