K7.6 THE WINGED CHAIR OF HEPHAESTUS
| Museum Collection | (not known where), Berlin |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Berlin F2273 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 201595 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Kylix |
| Painter | Attributed to the Ambrosios Painter |
| Date | ca 525 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Hephaestus returns to Olympus from his exile on the shores of the river Oceanus riding a winged chariot-car or chair. The chair is decorated with the heads, wings and tail of a crane. The god carries a double-headed smith's mallet.