K11.9 HERMES
Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
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Catalogue No. | Louvre N3157 |
Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
Ware | Paestan Red Figure |
Shape | Krater, Calyx |
Painter | Attributed to Python |
Date | ca 360 - 340 B.C. |
Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Hermes from a scene depicting Cadmus and the Dragon. Hermes watches from heaven as Cadmus battles the Dragon-Serpent. The herald of the gods carries a caduceus or herald's wand and wears a petasos cap.