Cadmus fetching water
Annotations
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.
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Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Properties
Agent
Date
ca. 450 BCE
Culture
Medium
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
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