K11.2 HERMES & INFANT DIONYSUS
| Museum Collection | Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Vatican 559 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 214232 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure (White Ground) |
| Shape | Krater, Calyx |
| Painter | Attributed to the Phiale Painter |
| Date | ca 440 - 435 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Hermes delivering the infant Dionysus to the foster care of Silenus and Nysiad Nymphs. The god wears a winged petasos cap, red chlamys cape and winged boots, and holds a herald's wand (kerykeion) in his hand.
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