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

Cadmus fetching water

Cadmus (center) dressed in a chiton and cloak flees left, turning his head back to look at a seated woman wearing a chiton and hair covering. Next to her is a snake. rising to strike. Cadmus holds an amphora in his left hand and raises his right, preparing to throw a rock. Athena (far left) stands behind Cadmus, wearing her helmet and carrying a spear in her left hand. Behind the woman is Ares (far right), armored, helmeted, carrying a spear in his right hand and shield in his left.

Attic red-figure calyx krater depicting Cadmus fetching water from a spring guarded by a snake, the son of Ares. The seated woman may represent the nymph associated with the spring. Background vegetation and the rock upon which she is seated are rendered by faintly visible incised lines.

Online Resources
Metropolitan Museum of Art 07.286.66
Subjects
Cadmus
Ares
Athena
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
The Spreckles Painter
Date
ca. 450 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
H. 18 in. (45.7 cm), diameter of mouth 17 5/8 in. (44.7 cm)
Inscription
Inscribed: "Eualkos is fair" and "Alones [misspelled] is fair"
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image Credit
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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