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T34.1 THESEUS & THE MINOTAUR

Theseus & Minotaur | Attic red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection British Museum, London
Catalogue No. London 1866,0805.2
Beazley Archive No. 201709
Ware Attic Red Figure
Shape Stamnos
Painter Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter
Date ca. 490 - 480 B.C.
Period Late Archaic / Early Classical

DESCRIPTION

Side A: Theseus grasps the bull-headed Minotaur by the snout as he prepares to slay it with his sword.

Side B: Theseus and Procrustes (not shown).

ARTICLES

Minotaur