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P12.8 NEREID RIDING CETUS

Nereid Riding Cetus | Attic red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection British Museum, London
Catalogue No. London E130
Beazley Archive No. 250178
Ware Attic Red Figure
Shape Cup, Stemless
Painter Attributed to London E130 Painter
Date -
Period Classical

DESCRIPTION

A Nereid-nymph, bearing a greave, rides side-saddle on the back of a Cetus (Sea-Monster). The goddess is either Thetis or one of her more generic sisters delivering the armour of Achilles.

ARTICLES

Nereids, Thetis, Cetea