K18.2 ZEUS, HERA & HEBE
Museum Collection | Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich |
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Catalogue No. | Munich J405 |
Beazley Archive No. | 202095 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Amphora A |
Painter | Attributed to the Nikoxenos Painter |
Date | ca 500 B.C. |
Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Zeus, Hera and Hebe from a depiction of the feast of the gods on Olympus. Zeus and his wife are seated on an elaborate throne decorated with Sphinxes. The god holds a lightning bolt in one hand and an eagle-topped staff in the other. A winged goddess wearing winged boots, either Hebe or Iris, pours nectar from an oinochoe jar. Other figures (not shown) include Athena, Poseidon, Hermes, Apollo, Dionysus and the Muses.