Niobid Krater

Artemis (center), dressed in a peploswwith hair drawn into a a bun and covered, draws an arrow from a quiver on her back with her right hand, holding her bow outstretched in her left. Apollo (right) knocks an arrow to his bow in his left hand, arrow in his right. He is nude and his quiver is slung across his body on his left hip. A cloak is wrapped around his left arm. At their feet a woman and man lay peirced by arrows. To the left of Artemis another young kneels, pierced by an arrow.

Face B of the red-figure Niobid Krater showing Artemis and Apollo killing the children of Niobe. Manufactured in Athens, discovered in Orvieto, Italy. Musée du Louvre inventory number MNC 511, catalogue number G 341.

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Image Source
Musée du Louvre MNC 511
Subjects
Artemis
Apollo
Niobids
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
Agent
Niobid Painter
Date
ca. 460–450 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
h. 54 cm, diameter 51.5 cm
Location
Musée du Louvre
Image Credit
Wikimedia: Seudo
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