Birth of Dionysus - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)
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K12.14 THE BIRTH OF DIONYSUS
DETAILS
| Museum Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Boston 95.39 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 206036 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Lekythos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Alkimachos Painter |
| Date | ca 470 - 460 B.C. |
| Period | Early Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Zeus seated on a rock births the god Dionysos from his thigh. Hermes stands beside him holding his father's royal sceptre in one hand and his own herald's wand in the other. He wears a petasos (traveller's cap), chlamys cloak and winged boots.