Helius & the chariot of the sun | Greek vase, Apulian red figure volute krater

T17.6 HELIOS THE SUN

Museum Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Catalogue Number: Boston 03.804
Beazley Archive Number: N/A
Ware: Apulian Red Figure
Shape: Krater, volute
Painter: Resembles the Varrese Painter
Date: ca 340 BC
Period: Late Classical

SUMMARY

Detail of Helios driving the chariot of the sun. The god and his team are surrounded by a shining aureole.

ARTICLESHelios

 
 
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