Hippalectryon - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)
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P34.2 HIPPALECTRYON
DETAILS
| Museum Collection | Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Harvard 1954.142 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 300722 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Cup, Siana |
| Painter | Attributed to the Related to the Griffin-Bird Painter |
| Date | ca 560 - 550 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
A man rides a Hippalectryon, a creature with the foreparts of a horse, and the back legs, wings and tail of a rooster.