T1.1B GAEA
| Museum Collection | Antikensammlung Berlin |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Berlin F2531 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 220533 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Kylix |
| Painter | Signed by Aristophanes |
| Date | ca. 410 - 400 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Gaea from a painting depicting the Gigantomachia (War of the Giants).
Gaea the Earth raises her hands, pleading for the lives of her Gigante sons as they are slaughtered in a battle with the gods. She is depicted as a matronly woman half-risen from the ground with a heavy belly, full face, short, curly hair and spiked, stephane crown.
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OTHER IMAGES
K1.3 Zeus
K4.3 Hera
K5.8 Apollo
K8.22 Athena
K9.5 Ares
T16.3 Hecate
