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L10.1 ARTEMIS & THE ALOADAE GIANTS

Artemis & the Aloadae | Attic red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel
Catalogue No. Basel KA404
Beazley Archive No. 214373
Ware Attic Red Figure
Shape Krater, Bell
Painter Attributed to the Barclay Painter
Date ca 450 B.C.
Period Classical

DESCRIPTION

The goddess Artemis sends a deer racing between the Aloadae giants. In the myth the pair cast their javelins, miss and accidentally strike each other dead.

ARTICLES

Aloadae, Artemis