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P20.1 PHINEUS & THE HARPIES

Phineus & Harpies | Attic red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu
Catalogue No. Malibu 85.AE.316
Beazley Archive No. 30369
Ware Attic Red Figure
Shape Hydria, Kalpis
Painter Attributed to the the Kleophrades Painter
Date ca 480 B.C.
Period Late Archaic

DESCRIPTION

Three winged Harpies snatch food from the table of the blind king Phineus. The old, balding man raises his hands to ward off the creatures.

ARTICLES

Harpies