P12.4B THETIS RIDING HIPPOCAMP

Museum Collection | The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu |
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Catalogue No. | Malibu 86.AE.611 |
Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
Shape | Pelike |
Painter | Near the Gravina Painter |
Date | ca 425 - 401 B.C. |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Thetis riding side-saddle on the back of Hippocamp (fish-tailed horse), bearing a shield from a painting depicting the delivery of the armour of Achilles.