Hermes, messenger of the gods, with kerykeion | Greek vase, Athenian red figure Panathenaic amphora

K11.7 HERMES

Museum Collection: Museo Gregoriano Etrusco Vaticano, Vatican City
Catalogue Number: Vatican 17907
Beazley Archive Number: 201813
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Amphora, Panathenaic
Painter: Attributed to the Berlin Painter
Date: --
Period: Late Archaic

SUMMARY

Side A: Hermes stands holding a herald's wand in his hand. He is dressed in a chamlys and petasos (traveller's cloak and cap), and wears a pair of winged boots.
Side B: Athene (not shown)

NOTE

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

ARTICLES

Hermes

 
 
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