P11.3 NEREUS
| Museum Collection | Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Munich 8738 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 201980 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Stamnos |
| Painter | Attributed to Berlin Painter |
| Date | ca 500 - 450 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic / Early Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Nereus from a painting depicting Peleus' capture of the Nereid Thetis. The god has the upper body of an elderly man and the tail of a serpentine fish in place of legs. He wears a chiton and holds a royal sceptre in one hand. A pair of Nereid-nymphs rush towards him with arms outstretched.