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K10.13 APHRODITE & GIANT MIMON

Aphrodite & Giant Mimon | Attic black figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection Acropolis Museum, Athens
Catalogue No. -
Beazley Archive No. -
Ware Attic Black Figure
Shape Fragment
Painter -
Date C6th B.C.
Period Archaic

DESCRIPTION

Aphrodite battles the Gigante Mimon from a painting of the Gigantomachia (War of the Giants). Aphrodite and the giant are both armed with spear and shield. The shield of the giant is emblazoned with the symbol of a bee or a wasp.

ARTICLES

Aphrodite, Gigantes