K24.1 HYGEIA
Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
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Catalogue No. | London 1772,0320.30.+ |
Beazley Archive No. | 220497 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Hydria |
Painter | Attributed to the Meidias Painter |
Date | ca. 420 - 400 B.C. |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Hygeia from a painting depicting the arrival of the Argonauts in the garden of the Hesperides during their return from Colchis.
Hygeia, the goddess of good health, holds a sceptre in one hand and lifts her veil with the other.