Pegasus the winged horse at the spring of Pirene | Greek vase, Apulian red figure krater

P29.1 PEGASOS

Museum Collection: Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, USA
Catalogue Number: Tampa 86.104
Beazley Archive Number: N/A
Ware: Apulian Red Figure
Shape: Bell krater
Date: ca 360 - 350 BC
Period: Late Classical

SUMMARY

This vase fragment depicts Bellerophon's capture of the winged horse Pegasos by the Peirene spring of Korinthos. The horse's head is shown set in a bridle.

ARTICLES

Pegasos, Bellerophontes

 
 
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