K6.5 ARTEMIS
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre S1677 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 217568 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Amphora |
| Painter | Attributed to the the Suessula Painter |
| Date | ca 400 - 390 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Artemis from a painting of the Gigantomachia (War of the Giants). The goddess aims her bow at a giant. She is dressed in a knee-length skirt of a maiden and wears an animal skin cap. Below her stands Demeter wielding a spear.