T40.9 THE MURDER OF CLYTEMNESTRA
| Museum Collection | The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Malibu 80.AE.155.1 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Paestan Red Figure |
| Shape | Amphora, Neck |
| Painter | Attributed as close to Asteas |
| Date | ca. 350 - 320 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Orestes slays his mother Clytemnestra to avenge the murder of his father King Agamemnon. Clytemnestra clutches a bared breast in supplication. Orestes brandishes a sword above her head. An avenging Erinys witnesses the event and will hound the youth for the crime of matricide. The daemon is wreathed in hissing vipers.