Daedalus and Icarus Bulla

Rounded amulet with slightly pointed bottom, showing a winged man. He wears a vertical folded or striped tunic. His knees are bent as if squatting.

Etruscan gold bulla (amulet) featuring Daedalus and Icarus (reverse, not shown). Inscribed in retrograde Etruscan Vikare (and) Taitle, i.e., Icarus (and) Daedalus. Possibly from Comacchio, Italy.

Online Resources
The Walters Art Museum 57.371
Subjects
Daedalus
Icarus
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Unknown
Date
5th century BCE
Medium
gold
Dimensions
1 5/8 x 1 x 1 in. (4.1 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm)
Inscription
Vikare Taitle
Location
The Walters Art Museum
Image Credit
The Walters Art Museum

Winged Youth Lekythos

A nude youth with wings faces down his hands appear to be clasped on his chest, but the finish is damaged. Above him a bird flies, head down with beak pointed to the youth.

Terracotta red-figure lekythos (oil flask) attributed to the Icarus Painter. The winged youth has been identified as either Icarus or Hypnos.

Online Resources
Metropolitan Museum of Art 24.97.37
Subjects
Icarus
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Icarus Painter
Date
2nd quarter of the 5th century BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
h. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image Credit
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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