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Terracotta Column Krater Attributed to the Alkimachos Painter in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2011
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Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Alkimachos Painter
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 460 B.C.
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 15 3/8 x 14 15/16in. (39 x 38cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
Accession Number: 56.171.46
Description:
Obverse, Theseus about to slay the Minotaur, flanked by Nike (the personification of victory) and Ariadne
Reverse, three youths
According to legend, Theseus, the most important Athenian hero, lived at a time when King Minos of Crete was exacting tribute from Athens. Every year seven youths and seven maidens were sent from Athens to Crete to be shut up in a labyrinth to die of starvation or be devoured by the Minotaur, a monster that was half man and half bull. Theseus accompanied the victims, slew the Minotaur, and escaped from the labyrinth with the help of King Minos' daughter, Ariadne.
Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/1300...
Attributed to the Alkimachos Painter
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 460 B.C.
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 15 3/8 x 14 15/16in. (39 x 38cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
Accession Number: 56.171.46
Description:
Obverse, Theseus about to slay the Minotaur, flanked by Nike (the personification of victory) and Ariadne
Reverse, three youths
According to legend, Theseus, the most important Athenian hero, lived at a time when King Minos of Crete was exacting tribute from Athens. Every year seven youths and seven maidens were sent from Athens to Crete to be shut up in a labyrinth to die of starvation or be devoured by the Minotaur, a monster that was half man and half bull. Theseus accompanied the victims, slew the Minotaur, and escaped from the labyrinth with the help of King Minos' daughter, Ariadne.
Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/1300...
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