K2.7 POSEIDON & POLYBOTES
| Museum Collection | Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Vatican 84 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 202472 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Amphora |
| Painter | Attributed to the Diogenes Painter |
| Date | ca 500 - 450 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic / Early Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Poseidon batles the giant Polybotes in a scene from the Gigantomachia (War of the Giants). Polybotes wields a sword, and is armoured with shield and helm. Poseidon brandishing his trident, prepares to crush the giant beneath the rock of Nisyros. The stone is covered with tiny creatures including a crayfish and octopus.