H1.5 ANDROMEDA, PERSEUS & CEPHEUS
| Museum Collection | The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu |
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| Catalogue No. | Malibu 85.AE.102 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Volute |
| Painter | Attributed to the Sisyphus Group |
| Date | ca 430 - 420 B.C. |
| Period | High Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Perseus approaches King Cepheus as his daughter Andromeda is bound to a pair of stakes as a sacrificial offering for the sea-monster. The hero wears a chlamys cloak, winged cap and boots, and holds a pair of hunting spears. The white-haired king grasps a royal-sceptre.