Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) ca. 480 Attributed to the Briseis Painter Interior and exterior, Theseus in Poseidon's undersea palace and his arrival in AthensThe subject of the decoration is elucidated in a poem by Bacchylides, active in the fifth century On the interior and one side of the exterior, Theseus, who is bound for Crete to kill the Minotaur, takes leave of his father and stepmother, Poseidon and Amphitrite. On the other side, the victorious Theseus is welcomed back to Athens by Terracotta kylix (drinking cup). Greek, Attic. ca. 480 Terracotta; red-figure.
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) ca. 480 Attributed to the Briseis Painter Interior and exterior, Theseus in Poseidon's undersea palace and his arrival in AthensThe subject of the decoration is elucidated in a poem by Bacchylides, active in the fifth century On the interior and one side of the exterior, Theseus, who is bound for Crete to kill the Minotaur, takes leave of his father and stepmother, Poseidon and Amphitrite. On the other side, the victorious Theseus is welcomed back to Athens by Terracotta kylix (drinking cup). Greek, Attic. ca. 480 Terracotta; red-figure. Classical. Vases
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