Phrixus and the ram, terracotta plaque

A young boy is depicted in right profile hanging not the side of a ram. He is nude except for a cloak and has close-cropped hair. He appears to be crowned by a wreath of some type, though the surface of the plaque is worn and it is hard to tell. He grasps the ram by its horns; his legs dangle alongside the ram above a body of water represented by three leaping fish.

A terracotta plaque depicting Phrixus being carried over the Hellespont by the ram with the golden fleece. Perhaps Melian in origin.

Online Resources
Metropolitan Museum of Art 12.229.20
Subjects
Phrixus
Golden Fleece
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
Agent
Unknown
Date
ca. 450 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
7 1/8 × 9 11/16 in. (18.1 × 24.6 cm)
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Image Credit
© Trustees of the British Museum.

Glaucus and Polyidos, white-ground kylix

Glaucus (right) sits inside the tomb wrapped dark purplish-brown himation pulled up to cover the back of his head. He has dirty blonde, curly hair. His knees are pulled up to his chest with arms wrapped around. Polyidos (left) kneels, holding a spear upright in his right hand. His left hand reaches down toward two snakes, barely visible in center. He wears a brown himation

Glaucos and Polyidos inside a tumulus. Polyidos' name is inscribed to the left of him and Glaucus' above him. The conical dome of the tumulus is depicted by a yellow line. The tripod on top is only partially preserved. Reconstructed Attic white-ground kylix (drinking vessel).

Online Resources
British Museum 1892,0718.2
Subjects
Glaucus son of Minos
Polyidus
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Agent
The Sotades Painter
Date
ca. 460–450 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
h. 7.60, diameter 13.30
Location
British Museum
Image Credit
© Trustees of the British Museum.

Phineus and the Harpy, red-figure krater

Phineus (center) sits in profile facing right toward an offering table. He's bearded and light-haired. He holds his staff in his left hand and gestures toward the table with his right. He is wrapped in a himation, his right shoulder bare. At far left, a young man with long hair holds a spear in each hand: one raised at head height, tilted down, ready to thrust; the other over Phineus' left shoulder tilted up toward the harpy. The harpy is bearded, winged and appears to reach down toward the table.

A Boread rescuing Phineus from a Harpy, here shown as a bearded man. Detail of an Attic red-figure krater found in Altamura, Italy. Attributed to the Leningrad Painter. Musée du Louvre MNC 478.

Online Resources
Image Source
Musée du Louvre MNC 478
Subjects
Phineus
Boreads
Harpies
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Leningrad Painter
Date
ca. 460 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
h. 41 cm; w. 38 cm; diameter 33.2 cm
Location
Musėe du Louvre
Image Credit
Wikimedia: Jastrow

Phineus red-figure amphora

Phineus stands to the left of an offering table. His hands are raised in supplication. He is bearded and bald on top, with curls hanging down the back of his head. He wears a headband, long-sleeve chiton and mantle. Behind him his scepter stands upright and leaning slightly, as if against a wall. The tabletop is covered with offerings, part of which hangs over the side.

Phineus offering to the gods. The word "Theoi" is inscribed in front of his mouth. Attic red-figure neck amphora, found in Nola, Italy. Attributed to the Painter of the Yale Lekythos. British Museum 1867,0508.1113.

Online Resources
British Museum 1867,0508.1113
Subjects
Phineus
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Agent
The Painter of the Yale Lekythos
Date
ca. 470–450 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
h. 34.29 cm
Inscription
ΘΕΟΙ (or perhaps Θεώ)
Location
British Museum
Image Credit
© Trustees of the British Museum.

The Meidias Hydria

Hygeia cradles her scepter in her left arm. She looks right, toward the tree. Chrysothemis walks to the tree, raising her right hand to pick an apple. Asterope stands behind Chrysothemis, leaning on her shoulder with her left arm. Lipara stands next to the tree, holding an apple in her left hand looking back toward Heracles. His sword is at his left side; his club in his right hand, grounded. Iolaos walks away, right, holding two spears in his left hand, looking back toward the tree.

Detail of the lower register of an Attic red-figure hydria. At far left Hygieia sits on a small hill or rock. At center, is the apple tree, a snake wrapped around it. Chrysothemis and Asterope stand to the left of the tree, Lipara to the right. Heracles sits on his lion skin to the right of Lipara; Iolaos stands behind him at far right. All the figures are identified by  Attributed to the Meidias Painter.

Online Resources
British Museum 1772,0320.30.+
Subjects
Hygieia
Chrysothemis
Asterope
Lipara
Heracles
Iolaos
Ladon
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Agent
The Meidias Painter
Date
ca. 420–400 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
h. 52 cm, w. 47.30 cm
Inscription
Mεδιας έποίησεν (Medias made it)
Location
British Museum
Image Credit
© Trustees of the British Museum.

Satyr as Heracles in the Garden of the Hesperides

Black and white photo of the front of a jug. A satyr (left) stands in profile facing a sapling (right) around which a snake is wrapped. Three wine jugs have sprouted from the upper branches. The satyr is nude except for a wineskin cloak draped over his left arm. His right arm is raised, holding a club. He has shaggy hair and a beard. His ears are pointed and he has a tail.

Attic red-figure chous (wine-jug) depicting a satyr as Heracles retrieving the apples of the Hesperides. Instead of apples, the tree has sprouted wine jugs. Found in Capua. Attributed to the Group of Berlin 2415.

Online Resources
British Museum 1873,0820.361
Subjects
satyr
Heracles
Ladon
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Agent
The Group of Berlin 2415
Date
ca. 460 BCE
Culture
Greeks
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
h. 24.13 centimetres
Location
British Museum
Image Credit
© Trustees of the British Museum.

Heracles and Ladon, volute krater

Heracles (center) stands in profile facing right. He wears his lion skin on his head and draped over his left arm, which is raised protectively across his body. He holds his club in his left hand; his quiver sits on his left hip. His right arm is raised, but vase is damaged and the hand is missing. Ladon is depicted as a snake or snakes wrapped around a tree. Three heads are visible but the damage cuts off the top of the tree making it unclear whether it is one multi-headed monster or several.

Detail of an attic red-figure volute krater (mixing vessel) depicting Heracles fighting the dragon Ladon to retrieve the apples of the Hesperides. The partial figure to the right of the tree has been identified as Atlas. The krater is reconstructed and restored from multiple fragments. Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter.

Online Resources
J. Paul Getty Museum 77.AE.11
Subjects
Heracles
Ladon
Atlas
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Kleophrades Painter
Date
ca. 500–480 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
h. 56.9 w. 46.9 cm (22 3/8 × 18 7/16 in.)
Location
J. Paul Getty Museum
Image Credit
J. Paul Getty Museum
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