Athena in a Workshop, red-figure kylix

Athena (left), wearing her helmet and carrying her spear, turns her head to look at a bearded man over her right shoulder. She gestures with her left hand toward a craftsman standing behind a model of a horse (center). The man and horse face right toward a third bearded man (right) seated on a stool. The craftsman is bare chested wearing a hip wrap. The other two men wear long chitons and cloaks. The craftsman holds some sort of tool in each hand.

Detail of the exterior of an Attic red-figure kylix (cup). Athena visits a craftsman sculpting a horse. The craftsman might be Epeios building a model of the Trojan horse. Made by Euphronios; painted by the Foundry Painter. Excavated from Vulci. Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2650.

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Image Source
Subjects
Athena
Trojan horse
Epeius
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Foundry Painter
Date
ca. 480 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
h. 12 cm (4.7 in), diameter: 44 cm (17.3 in)
Location
Staatliche Antikensammlungen, München
Image Credit
Wikipedia user Bibi Saint-Pol

Etruscan Bronze Mirror

Back of a bronze mirror, the metal has formed a green patina. Etched on it are the figures of two men. Left, a nude young man, his left foot resting on a rock, leans forward to grasp the handle of an amphora with his right hand. Across from him an older bearded man wearing a chlamys drinks from a double-handled cup in his left hand. In his right, he holds a staff or spear. A small fountain sits between them.

An Etrsucan bronz mirror, possible featuring Orpheus and Lynceus. The inscription, in Etruscan, read Lunc Urphen. Musée du Louvre inventory number MND 265, catalogue number Br 1726.

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Image Source
Musée du Louvre MND 265
Subjects
Orpheus
Lynceus
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Unknown
Date
ca. 325–300 BCE
Medium
Bromze
Dimensions
h. 22.3 cm, diameter 16.5 cm
Inscription
Lunc-Urphen
Location
Musée du Louvre
Image Credit
Wikipedia user Bibi Saint-Pol

Cadmus and the Dragon amphora

A bearded, armored Cadmus(?) wearing a crested helmet holds a snake or dragon by the neck with his left hand and raises his sword with his right. The snake's mouth is open and its forked tongue is sticking out. On the far right, another bearded and helmeted soldier assists be grabbing the snake from behind. On the far left, behind Cadmus, stands a beared man holding a staff or crook and wearing a cloak.

Body decoration of a Greek amphora, perhaps depicting Cadmus fighting the dragon. Musée du Louvre collection number Cp 266, catalogue number E 707.

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Image Source
Musée du Louvre
Subjects
Cadmus
Dragon
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Uknown
Date
ca. 560–550 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
h. 25.4 cm, l. 18.5 cm, d. 17.4 cm
Location
Musée du Louvre
Image Credit
Wikipedia user Bibi Saint-Pol

Pasiphae and the Minotaur

Interior of an Attic red-figure kylix showing Pasiphae seated on a chair, facing right, holding the young Minotaur on her lap. The Minotaur is painted with a miniaturized version of a fully grown man's body and a calf's head. Pasiphae appears to be dressed in a chiton and sandals. She wears pendant earings and a bracelet on her right wrist. A swan is painted at her feet, a small chest with a domed lid hangs from a hook on the wall in the background. The scene is surrounded by a circular meander.

Attic red-figure Kylix excavated from Vulci, Etruria. Museé de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, De Ridder 1066.

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Image Source
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Subjects
Pasiphae
Minotaur
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Settecamini Painter
Date
ca. 4th century BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
Red-figure pottery
Dimensions
h. 12.9 cm, d. 30 cm, l. 41 cm
Location
Museé de la Bibliothèque nationale de France
Image Credit
Wikipedia user Bibi Saint-Pol
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