Glaucus and Polyidos, white-ground kylix

    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).

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    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
    Date
    ca. 460–450 BCE
    Culture
    Medium
    Dimensions
    h. 7.60, diameter 13.30
    Location
    British Museum

    Phineus red-figure amphora

      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.

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      Type
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      Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
      Date
      ca. 470–450 BCE
      Culture
      Medium
      Dimensions
      h. 34.29 cm
      Inscription
      ΘΕΟΙ (or perhaps Θεώ)
      Location
      British Museum

      The Meidias Hydria

        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.

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        Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
        Date
        ca. 420–400 BCE
        Culture
        Medium
        Dimensions
        h. 52 cm, w. 47.30 cm
        Inscription
        Mεδιας έποίησεν (Medias made it)
        Location
        British Museum

        Satyr as Heracles in the Garden of the Hesperides

          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.

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          Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
          Date
          ca. 460 BCE
          Culture
          Medium
          Dimensions
          h. 24.13 centimetres
          Location
          British Museum

          Terracotta Vessel in the Shape of a Knucklebone

            Side A of an Attic red-figure vessel in the shape of a knucklebone (astragalos), perhaps depicting Aeolus directing the dance of the clouds. The opening of the vessel may double as a representation of Aeolus' cave. Found on Aegina; attributed to the Sotades Painter.

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            Type
            Image
            License
            Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
            Date
            ca. 470–450 BCE
            Culture
            Medium
            Dimensions
            h. 12.70 cm, l. 16.51 cm
            Location
            British Museum