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T31.1 HESPERUS OR SELENE

Hesperus or Selene | Attic red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection British Museum, London
Catalogue No. London E658
Beazley Archive No. 214125
Ware Attic Red Figure
Shape Lekythos, Squat
Painter Attributed to White-line class Lek S
Date ca 475 - 425 B.C.
Period Classical

DESCRIPTION

The bust of Hesperus, god of the evening star, is depicted surrounded by a shining aureole. Alternatively, the figure might be Selene with the lunar crescent.

ARTICLES

Hesperus, Selene