K15.5 PELEUS, ACHILLES & CHIRON
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre G186 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 201959 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Stamnos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Berlin Painter |
| Date | ca 500 - 480 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Peleus delivers his son Achilles to the foster care of the wise centaur Chiron. The centaur is clothed in a chiton and has the full body of a man including human legs and feet with the torso and rear-legs of a horse attached to his rump. This is in contrast to depictions of other Centaurs who are entirely equine below the waist. He holds a branch hung with hares--the fruits of the hunt.
This image is a montage of several photos of the vase.