Rhea Cybele, mother of the gods, riding a lion | Greek vase, Athenian red figure kylix

T7.1 RHEIA-KYBELE RIDING LION

Museum Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Catalogue No.: Boston 10.187
Beazley Archive No.: TBA
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Kylix fragment
Painter: --
Date: late C5th BC
Period: Classical

SUMMARY

The goddess Rhea-Kybele rides side-saddle on the back of a lion.

ARTICLESRhea

 
 
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