Prometheus & Caucasian Eagle - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)
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T20.1C PROMETHEUS & THE EAGLE
DETAILS
| Museum Collection | Vatican Museums, Vatican City |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | - |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Laconian Black Figure |
| Shape | Amphoriskos |
| Painter | - |
| Date | ca. 530 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Prometheus is tormented by the Caucasian eagle. The Titan is depicted as a beardless, naked man with long locks of knotted hair, bound by the wrists and ankles to a stake. The eagle is perched upon his lap and tears at his chest with its beak. Blood from the wound drips to the ground.
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