Hermes, messenger of the gods, with caduceus | Greek vase, Paestan red figure calyx krater

K11.9 HERMES

Museum Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris
Catalogue Number: Louvre N3157
Beazley Archive Number: N/A
Ware: Paestan Red Figure
Shape: Calyx krater
Painter: Attributed to Python
Date: ca 360 - 340 BC
Period: Late Classical

SUMMARY

Detail from a scene of Kadmos and the Drakon. Hermes watches from heaven as Kadmos fights the Drakon. He has a caduceus and petasos hat.

ARTICLESHermes

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