T40.4 ERINYS

Museum Collection | Staatliche Museen zu Berlin |
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Catalogue No. | Berlin 1969.9 |
Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
Shape | - |
Painter | Attributed to the the Suessula Painter |
Date | ca. 350 B.C. |
Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of an Erinys (Fury) from a painting depicting the liberation of Prometheus. The Erinys is seated beside Persephone (not shown) in the underworld. She is winged, has serpentine locks, and is dressed as a huntress with a short skirt, boots and hunting spears.