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P23.19 POSEIDON, GORGON & MEDUSA

Poseidon, Gorgon & Medusa | Boeotian black figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Catalogue No. Boston 01.8070
Beazley Archive No. N/A
Ware Boeotian Black Figure
Shape -
Painter Bowl, Three-Handled
Date Late C5th B.C.
Period Archaic

DESCRIPTION

The Gorgon Medusa lies dead, beheaded by the hero Perseus. On the left, the god Poseidon strides forward with a trident in one hand and a dolphin at his feet. One of the Gorgons rushes towards him with arms outstretched. She is crowned with a pair of serpents and wears two snakes tied as a girdle about the waist. Behind her, Medusa lies dead with blood squirting from the severed stump of her neck. The winged, horse Pegasus flies just above her, born in the gout of blood.

This image is a montage of several photos of the vase.

ARTICLES

Poseidon, Medusa, Pegasus

OTHER IMAGES

Thumbnail Perseus & Athena

P23.19B Perseus