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P21.4 IRIS & THE INFANT HERMES

Iris & Infant Hermes | Attic red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich
Catalogue No. Munich J291
Beazley Archive No. 201722
Ware Attic Red Figure
Shape Hydria
Painter Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter
Date ca 500 - 450 B.C.
Period Classical

DESCRIPTION

Iris, the winged messenger of the gods, nurses the infant Hermes at her breast. She wears a tiara-crown and holds a herald's wand (kerykeion) in her hand.

ARTICLES

Iris, Hermes