Thetis with the arms of Achilles, riding a Hippocamp | Greek vase, Athenian red figure kylix

P13.6 THETIS RIDING HIPPOKAMPOS

Museum Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Catalogue Number: Vienna 96
Beazley Archive Number: 231063
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Kylix
Painter: Attributed to the Q Painter
Date: --
Period: Late Classical

SUMMARY

Tondo: The Nereis Thetis, riding side-saddle on the back of a Hippokampos (fish-tailed horse), delivers the arms of Akhilleus. She holds the breast-plate in her hands.
Sides: Mainas, Satyros, Eros, Aphrodite (not shown)

ARTICLESThetis, Hippokampos

 
 
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