K15.3 CHIRON & ACHILLES
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre G3 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 200435 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Amphora |
| Painter | Attributed to Oltos |
| Date | ca 520 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Side: The centaur Chiron holds the boy Achilles in one hand and in the other a branch hung with a hare. The
centaur is clothed in a chiton and is depicted with the full body of a man--including legs and feet--with the
torso and rear legs of a horse attached to his rump.
Neck: Nereid Nymphs holding fish (see other image).