T35.1 CIRCE
Museum Collection | Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden |
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Catalogue No. | Dresden 323 |
Beazley Archive No. | 207775 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Pelike |
Painter | Attributed to the Ethiop Painter |
Date | ca 460 B.C. |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
The witch Circe transforms one of Odysseus' men into a boar. The man is depicted partially transformed with a beast's head, tail and hooves. Circe holds a mortar and pestle (or bowl and wand) in her hands.