{"product_id":"bf-odysseus-type-b-mug","title":"BF Odysseus type B mug","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"52\"\u003eBlack-Figure Type B Skyphos – Odysseus and Circe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"192\"\u003eA black-figure Type B skyphos inspired by a Boeotian-Kabirian skyphos in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, dating to the early 4th century BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"597\"\u003eThe scene offers a humorous local version of the famous episode from Book X of the \u003cem data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"286\"\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e: Odysseus, protected by the magical herb \u003cem data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"334\"\u003emoly\u003c\/em\u003e given to him by Hermes, resists Circe’s potion and draws his sword against the sorceress. Rather than presenting the myth in heroic grandeur, Kabirian pottery reimagines it through parody, with exaggerated figures, lively gestures, and a deliberately comic tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"921\"\u003eThis reproduction follows the spirit of Kabirian vase-painting, where mythological subjects were often transformed into playful, theatrical scenes. Odysseus appears not as an idealized hero, but as a small, determined figure confronting the powerful enchantress Circe, who offers the potion meant to turn men into animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1059\"\u003eA distinctive piece that reflects the witty and unconventional character of Boeotian Kabirian ware, where epic myth meets visual comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions H: 8.5cm, Rim D: 9cm, Max L: 15cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Attic Black","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53847470670165,"sku":"EXC-DEC-33","price":210.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7790\/6893\/files\/BF_Odysseus_type_B_mug_1.jpg?v=1778664836","url":"https:\/\/theatticblackshop.com\/products\/bf-odysseus-type-b-mug","provider":"Attic Black","version":"1.0","type":"link"}