T24.2 NIKE & THE CHARIOT OF ZEUS
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre S1677 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 217568 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Amphora |
| Painter | Attributed to the the Suessula Painter |
| Date | ca 400 - 390 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Nike and Zeus from a painting depicting the Gigantomachia (War of the Giants). Nike, the winged goddess of victory, drives the four-horse (quadriga) chariot of Zeus. The god, standing beside her, holds a lightning bolt in one hand a royal sceptre in the other.
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OTHER IMAGES
L20.1 Gigantes
K4.4 Hera
K9.1 Ares
K11.3 Hermes
T16.1 Hecate
K6.5 Artemis
H28.1 Dioscuri
