T34.2 THESEUS & THE MINOTAUR
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre G71 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 200739 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Kylix |
| Painter | Attributed to the Euergides Painter |
| Date | ca 510 - 500 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Side A1: Theseus grasps the bull-headed Minotaur by the head as he prepares to slay it with a sword. The beast
brandishes a pair of rocks.
Side A2: Heracles wrestling the Nemean Lion (see other image). Theseus battling Procrustes (not shown).
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