K1.13 EUROPA & THE BULL
Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum of Tarquinia |
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Catalogue No. | Tarquinia RC7456 |
Beazley Archive No. | 201935 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Krater, Bell |
Painter | Attributed to the Berlin Painter |
Date | C5th B.C. |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Zeus, in the guise of a friendly bull, tempts the Phoenician princess Europa to climb onto his back. When she does he carries her across the sea to the island of Crete.