H1.3 DANAE & ACRISIUS
Museum Collection | Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo |
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Catalogue No. | Toledo 1969.369 |
Beazley Archive No. | 694 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Lekythos |
Painter | Attributed to the Providence Painter |
Date | ca 480 - 470 B.C. |
Period | Early Classical |
DESCRIPTION
King Acrisius commands his daughter Danae and her son Perseus be set adrift at sea in a chest. The infant Perseus sits inside the vessel as Danae prepares to climb inside.
This image is a montage of two photos of the vase.