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T34.18 THESEUS & THE MINOTAUR

Theseus & Minotaur | Attic black figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa
Catalogue No. Tampa 86,36
Beazley Archive No. 351683
Ware Attic Black Figure
Shape Hydria, Kalpis
Painter Attributed to the Painter of Vatican G49
Date ca 490 - 480 B.C.
Period Archaic

DESCRIPTION

Theseus battles the bull-headed Minotaur. The hero brandishes a sword and the beast a pair of stones. The combatants are flanked by a sacrificial youth and maiden.

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

ARTICLES

Minotaur