N17.1 LYSSA

Museum Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Catalogue Number: Boston 00.346
Beazley Archive Number: 213562
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Bell krater
Painter: Attributed to the Lykaon Painter
Date: ca 440 BC
Period: Classical

SUMMARY

Lyssa the goddess of madness drives the dogs of Aktaion to tear their master apart. She is depicted as a Thrakian huntress, similar to Bendis, with a fox-head cap, short skirt, and skin vest.

ARTICLES

Lyssa, Bendis