Zeus, king of the gods, with lighting & eagle | Greek vase, Athenian red figure amphora

K1.1 ZEUS

Museum Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Catalogue Number: Louvre G204
Beazley Archive Number: 201898
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Amphora
Painter: Attributed to the Berlin Painter
Date: ca 470 - 460 BC
Period: Late Archaic

SUMMARY

Zeus aims his lightning bolt at a giant (not shown). An eagle sits perched on his other hand.

NOTE

This image is a montage of two photos of the vase.

ARTICLES

Zeus, Porphyrion, Gigantes

 
 
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