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Wikimedia: Marie-Lan Nguyen


Scylla, Boeotian bell krater

Scylla, in profile facing right, raises a sword in her right hand. She is shown with the nude torso of a human woman merged with a sea serpent tail. She also has the front half of two dogs emerging from her abdomen.
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    Reconstructed Boetian red-figure bell krater. Musée du Louvre CA 1341.

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    Image Source
    Musée du Louvre CA 1341
    Subjects
    Scylla
    Type
    Image
    License
    Creative Commons Attribution
    Properties
    Agent
    Unknown
    Date
    ca. 480/460 BCE
    Culture
    Greek
    Medium
    terracotta
    Dimensions
    h. 22.5 cm; w. 24 cm; diameter 20.6 cm
    Location
    Musée du Louvre
    Image Credit
    Wikimedia: Marie-Lan Nguyen
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