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P23.2 PERSEUS, ATHENA & THE HEAD OF MEDUSA

Perseus, Athena & Head of Medusa | Apulian red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Catalogue No. Boston 1970.237
Beazley Archive No. N/A
Ware Apulian Red Figure
Shape Krater, Bell
Painter Attributed to the Tarporley Painter
Date ca 400 - 385 B.C.
Period Late Classical

DESCRIPTION

Athena receives the head of the Gorgon Medusa from Perseus. The hero wears the winged boots of Hermes and the cap of Hades which is depicted as a peaked Phrygian cap. Athena holds the Gorgoneion in her hand and its image is reflected in the polished surface of her shield.

ARTICLES

Perseus, Medusa, Athena