K5.9 APOLLO RIDING WINGED TRIPOD
Museum Collection | Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City |
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Catalogue No. | Vatican 16568 |
Beazley Archive No. | 201984 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Hydria |
Painter | Attributed to the Berlin Painter |
Date | - |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Apollo rides a winged tripod across the sea. He plays a lyre, and has a bow and quiver slung from his shoulder. Dolphins leap in the sea below him. The tripod might represent the orb of the sun.