Scylla | Dickinson College Commentaries

Scylla bronze figurine

Scylla is shown nude from the waist up with a sea serpent tail and 3 dogs' heads growing from her abdomen. She has a cloak draped over her outstretched left arm. Her fist is closed, probably because she once held an oar, now missing. In her right arm is lowered held slightly out from her side. In her right hand she holds a rock.

Annotations

Bronze figurine of Scylla found in Katafylli, Karditsa, Greece. National Archaeological Museum Athens X21084.

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Image Source

National Archaeological Museum Athens X21084

Subjects

Scylla

Type

Image

License

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Properties

Agent

Unknown

Date

late 4th century BCE

Culture

Greek

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

h. 9 cm, l. 11.4 cm

Location

National Archaeological Museum Athens

Image Credit

Wikimedia: Gre regiment

Scylla, Boeotian bell krater

Annotations

Reconstructed Boetian red-figure bell krater. Musée du Louvre CA 1341.