P21.4 IRIS & THE INFANT HERMES

Museum Collection | Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich |
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Catalogue No. | Munich J291 |
Beazley Archive No. | 201722 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Hydria |
Painter | Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter |
Date | ca 500 - 450 B.C. |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Iris, the winged messenger of the gods, nurses the infant Hermes at her breast. She wears a tiara-crown and holds a herald's wand (kerykeion) in her hand.