P27.1 SCYLLA
| Museum Collection | The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Malibu 81.AE.78 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Paestan Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Calyx |
| Painter | Signed by Asteas |
| Date | ca. 340 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Scylla from a painting depicting Zeus carrying Europa across the sea in the guise of a bull.
Scylla is depicted as a mermaid-like nymph with the head, arms and torso of a woman set atop the serpentine tail of a fish. The foreparts of two dogs sprout from her waist and she holds a trident in her hand.
ARTICLES
OTHER IMAGES
K1.10 Europa
K34.1 Pothos
K10.6 Aphrodite
