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N12.3 THANATOS, ALCESTIS & HERACLES

Thanatos, Alcestis & Heracles | Attic red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection British Museum, London
Catalogue No. London E155
Beazley Archive No. 212127
Ware Attic Red Figure
Shape Kantharos
Painter Attributed to the Amphitrite Painter
Date -
Period Classical

DESCRIPTION

Side A: Thanatos (death personified) drags the body of Alcestis from an altar where he is confronted by Heracles with sword drawn. In the myth Alcestis willingly trades her life for her husband's in deal brokered by Apollo with the Fates.
Side B: The punishment of Ixion (see other image).

ARTICLES

Thanatos

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