T40.1 THE ERINYES
Museum Collection | Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
Shape | Krater |
Painter | - |
Date | ca. 340 B.C. |
Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of two Erinyes (Furies) from a painting depicting the underworld. The goddesses are dressed as huntresses with knee-length skirts and hunting boots, and their hair and arms are entwined with poisonous vipers. Only one of the two sisters is winged.