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H1.1 PERSEUS

Perseus | Attic red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection Regional Archaeological Museum of Agrigento
Catalogue No. Agrigento AG7
Beazley Archive No. 214231
Ware Attic Red Figure (White Ground)
Shape Krater, Calyx
Painter Attributed to the Phiale Painter
Date ca 475 - 425 B.C.
Period Classical

DESCRIPTION

The hero Perseus stands with one foot resting on a rock and a hand placed at the chin. He wears a winged cap and sandals, and holds a pair of hunting spears . Andromeda, to his right (not shown), is bound to a pair of stakes.

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Perseus