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H1.5 ANDROMEDA, PERSEUS & CEPHEUS

Andromeda, Perseus & Cepheus | Apulian red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu
Catalogue No. Malibu 85.AE.102
Beazley Archive No. N/A
Ware Apulian Red Figure
Shape Krater, Volute
Painter Attributed to the Sisyphus Group
Date ca 430 - 420 B.C.
Period High Classical

DESCRIPTION

Perseus approaches King Cepheus as his daughter Andromeda is bound to a pair of stakes as a sacrificial offering for the sea-monster. The hero wears a chlamys cloak, winged cap and boots, and holds a pair of hunting spears. The white-haired king grasps a royal-sceptre.

ARTICLES

Perseus