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T34.17 THESEUS & THE MINOTAUR

Theseus & Minotaur | Attic black figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu
Catalogue No. Malibu 86.AE.60
Beazley Archive No. 10143
Ware Attic Black Figure
Shape Amphora A
Painter Attributed to Compare to Group E or to Perhaps Lydos
Date ca 550 - 540 B.C.
Period Archaic

DESCRIPTION

Theseus grasps the bull-headed Minotaur by the arm as he drives his sword through its neck. The bird by the creature's chest represents its escaping soul. The pair are surrounded by the sacrificial youths and maidens.

ARTICLES

Minotaur