K10.13 APHRODITE & GIANT MIMON

Museum Collection | Acropolis Museum, Athens |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Beazley Archive No. | - |
Ware | Attic Black Figure |
Shape | Fragment |
Painter | - |
Date | C6th B.C. |
Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Aphrodite battles the Gigante Mimon from a painting of the Gigantomachia (War of the Giants). Aphrodite and the giant are both armed with spear and shield. The shield of the giant is emblazoned with the symbol of a bee or a wasp.