L11.3 ARGUS PANOPTES & HERMES
| Museum Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Boston 08.417 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 206686 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Hydria |
| Painter | Attributed to the Agrigento Painter |
| Date | ca 470 - 460 B.C. |
| Period | Early Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Argus Panoptes guards the heifer-shaped maiden Io. He is depicted as a man whose body is covered in eyes, wearing an animal-skin cape, cap and sheathed sword, and brandishing a club. To his right the god Hermes draws his sword to attack. Zeus and Hera observe the scene on the left. The goddess holds a lotus-tipped sceptre in one hand and a budding frond in the other. The scene takes place before the temple of Hera represented here by pillars and entablature, and an altar on the far right.
This image is a montage of several photos of the vase.
ARTICLES
Argus Panoptes, Hermes, Io, Zeus, Hera