River God & Naiad Nymph | Greek vase, Campanian red figure amphora

O18.1 POTAMOS & NAIAS NYMPHE

Museum Collection: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue Number: London F194
Beazley Archive Number: N/A
Ware: Campanian Red Figure
Shape: Amphora, Neck
Painter: Attributed to the Danaid Painter
Date: ca 350 - 325 BC
Period: Late Classical / Early Hellenistic

SUMMARY

A Naiad Nymphe holding a water jug (hydria) rides on the back of a bull-shaped Potamos (River God).

ARTICLES

Potamoi, Naiades

 
 
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