Circe & Odysseus' Men - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)

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Circe & Odysseus' Men | Attic black figure vase painting

DETAILS

Museum Collection National Archaeological Museum of Taranto
Catalogue No. -
Beazley Archive No. -
Ware Attic Black Figure
Shape Lekythos
Painter Attributed to the Phannylis Painter
Date ca 500 B.C.
Period Archaic

DESCRIPTION

The witch Circe transforms Odysseus' men into beasts. They are depicted partially transformed with the heads and tails of a dog, a lion and a bull. The witch sits on a stool stirring a potion with a wand.

This image is a montage of several photos of the vase.

ARTICLES

Circe