Scylla, the sea monster | Greek vase, Lucanian red figure krater

P27.4 SKYLLA

Museum Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Catalogue Number: TBA
Beazley Archive Number: N/A
Ware: (Lucanian?) Red Figure
Shape: Krater
Painter: --
Date: ca 450 - 425 BC
Period: Classical

SUMMARY

Skylla is here depicted as a sea-goddess with serpentine fish-tail in place of legs, and a pair of dog-fores ringing her waist. She wields a fish-knife in her hand.

ARTICLES

Skylla

 
 
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