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T29.2 ZEPHYRUS & HYACINTHUS

Zephyrus & Hyacinthus | Attic red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection (not known where), Berlin
Catalogue No. Berlin F2305
Beazley Archive No. 205366
Ware Attic Red Figure
Shape Kylix
Painter Attributed to Manner of Douris Painter
Date -
Period Classical

DESCRIPTION

Zephyrus, the winged god of the west-wind, embraces the youth Hyacinthus. Alternatively, the figures could be an allegorical depiction of Love (Eros) seizing the beauty of youth. The young man carries a tortoise-shell lyre.

ARTICLES

Zephyros, Hyacinthus, Eros