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T34.7 THESEUS & THE MINOTAUR

Theseus & Minotaur | Attic red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection National Archaeological Museum of Spain, Madrid
Catalogue No. Madrid L196
Beazley Archive No. 215557
Ware Attic Red Figure
Shape Kylix
Painter Signed by Aison
Date ca. 420 - 410 B.C.
Period Classical

DESCRIPTION

Tondo: Theseus drags the dead, bull-headed MInotaur from the gates of the labyrinth. He is accompanied by the goddess Athena who wears a crested helm and aegis vest set with the head of the Gorgon. She holds a spear and the hero a sword.

Sides A-B: The deeds of Theseus (see other image).

ARTICLES

Minotaur, Athena

 

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