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Red figure Pelike depicting the preparation for the sacrifice of Andromeda, Classical Period, c.460 BC...

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BST424887
Image title
Red figure Pelike depicting the preparation for the sacrifice of Andromeda, Classical Period, c.460 BC (ceramic)
Artist
Niobid Painter (c.475-450 BC) / Greek
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium
ceramic
Dimensions
height: 44 cms
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The scene on this vase illustrates a portion of the myth of the Ethiopian royal family of Cepehus, Cassiopeia, and Andromeda; The queen Cassiopeia, in boasting that she was more beautiful than the Nereids (sea-nymphs), had offended Poseidon; The sea god punished Cassiopeia by flooding her country of Ethiopia and dispatching a sea monster to terrorize the region; The only way to appease the monster was to sacrifice the princess Andromeda to the creature;

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Antiquity / archeology / woman / ancient Greece / mythology / object / Andromeda (mythology) / mythological figure / urn / costume / greek / african / ancient greece / artefact / artifact / dress / red-figure / pottery / vase
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