O12.11 THESEUS & CENTAUR

Museum Collection | Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich |
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Catalogue No. | Munich 2640 |
Beazley Archive No. | 204363 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Cup |
Painter | Attributed to the Foundry Painter |
Date | ca. 500 - 480 B.C. |
Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Tondo: Theseus spears a fallen Centaur in the flank. The hero wears a breastplate, helm, grieves, scabbard and shield, and wields a spear.
Sides: Centauromachy (War of the Centaurs and Lapiths) (not shown).