N13.3 THESEUS & ARIADNE

Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum of Taranto |
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Catalogue No. | Taranto 4545 |
Beazley Archive No. | 206410 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Lekythos |
Painter | Attributed to the Manner of Pan Painter |
Date | ca 460 B.C. |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Athena rouses Theseus, commanding him abandon Ariadne on the island of Naxos. The maiden sleeps with a tiny, winged Hypnos (slumber personified) crouching on her head.