K20.6 MUSE TERPSICHORE
| Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | London 1847,0909.7 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 213511 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Amphora, Neck |
| Painter | Attributed to the Peleus Painter |
| Date | ca. 440 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Terpsichore from a painting depicting the instruction of the poet Musaeus.
The Muse Terpsichore sits playing a harp. The Muse Melusa stands to her left with a cithara and the poet Musaeus to her right holding a tortoise-shell lyre (see image below).
DRAWING
Drawing of vase painting.