Hippalectryon - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)
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P34.1 HIPPALECTRYON
DETAILS
| Museum Collection | University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Mississippi 1977.3.241 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 302433 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Kylix |
| Painter | Attributed to the Xenokles Painter |
| Date | ca 550 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
A youth rides a Hippalectryon, a creature with the foreparts of a horse, and the back legs, wings and tail of a rooster.