Aphrodite riding a goose | Greek vase, Athenian red figure white-ground kylix

K10.3 APHRODITE RIDING GOOSE

Museum Collection: British Museum,
London, UK
Catalogue Number: London D2
Beazley Archive Number: 211350
Ware: Attic Red Figure (White Ground)
Shape: Kylix
Painter: Attr. to the Pistoxenos Painter
Date: ca 470 - 460 BC
Period: Early Classical

SUMMARY

Aphrodite rides side-saddle on the back of a goose. She holds a plant frond in her hand and wears a sakkos (head scarf) on her head.

ARTICLES

Aphrodite

 
 
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