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N13.5 THESEUS & ARIADNE

Theseus & Ariadne | Attic red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection National Archaeological Museum of Tarquinia
Catalogue No. Tarquinia RC5291
Beazley Archive No. 204395
Ware Attic Red Figure
Shape Klyix
Painter Attributed to the Near Brygos Painter or the Foundry Painter
Date ca 490 B.C.
Period Classical

DESCRIPTION

Side A: The god Hermes commands Theseus abandon Ariadne on the island of Naxos. The maiden slumbers with a winged Hypnos (Sleep) fluttering above her head. Behind her a fruiting grapevine heralds the arrival of the god Dionysus.
Side B: Menelaus pursues Helen with a sword (not shown).

ARTICLES

Ariadne, Hypnos, Athena