Zeus & Iris, messenger of the gods | Greek vase, Athenian red figure stamnos

P21.5 ZEUS & IRIS

Museum Collection: Antikensammlungen,
Munich, Germany
Catalogue Number: Munich 2413
Beazley Archive Number: 205571
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Stamnos
Painter: Name vase of the Painter of Munich 2413
Date: ca 460 BC
Period: Early Classical

SUMMARY

Side A: Birth of Erikhthonios (see other image)
Side B: Zeus is attended by a winged goddess, either Iris, Hebe or Nike. The king of the gods sits on a stool with a royal sceptre and a cup in his hands.

ARTICLES

Zeus, Iris, Hebe, Nike

OTHER IMAGES OF VASE

         
 
 
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