Roman Copy of (Myron's?) Minotaur

Badly damaged statue of the Minotaur. The horns and ears are missing, as is the right arm, portions of the torso, and left hand. The face of the Minotaur is smooth, while the head between the horns has been sculpted into shaggy curls. Incisions along the neck mimic folds of skin. Repaired cracks run from across the crown of the head through the left eye and under the jaw, and across the forehead and down the right cheek indicating the nose was broken off at some point.

One half of a statuary group depicting Theseus and the Minotaur, found in Plaka, Athens. Roman copy of a Greek original. National Archaeological Museum 1664α.

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Image Source
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Subjects
Minotaur
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
Agent
Unknown
Date
Uknown, Roman copy of a 5th century BCE Greek original
Culture
Greek
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
73 cm preserved height
Location
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Image Credit
George E. Koronaios

Theseus and the Minotaur Black-figure plate

Theseus (center) in right profile, wearing a loincloth and a wreath on his head. He holds a sword in his right hand, stabbing the Minotaur in the neck. The Minotaur (right) is in profile with his head turned back toward Theseus; he holds a rock in each hand. Ariadne (left) is dressed in a peplos with a long panel of embroidery or decoration down the middle of the skirt and more at the hem. She turns left as if to leave, but looks back toward Theseus. Her left arm is raised, gesturing.

Interior of an Attic black-figure plate showing Theseus killing the Minotaur. The plate was found in pieces, reassembled, and restored. Acropolis Museum, Ακρ. 13808.

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Image Source
Acropolis Museum
Subjects
Ariadne
Theseus
Minotaur
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
Agent
Lydos
Date
550-540 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.25 m, Base diameter: 0.183 m
Location
Acropolis Museum, Athens
Image Credit
Wikimedia: Zde

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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