Cadmus & the Dragon | Greek vase, Chalcidian black figure amphora

M28.6 KADMOS & THE DRAKON

Museum Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Catalogue Number: TBA
Beazley Archive Number: N/A
Ware: Chalcidian Black Figure
Shape: Amphora
Painter: --
Date: ca 560 - 550 BC
Period: Archaic

SUMMARY

Kadmos battles the guardian serpent of the sacred Ismenian spring. Ares (?) stands beside the drakon.

ARTICLESDrakon Ismenios, Ares

 
 
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