O24.5 ZEUS & GANYMEDES
Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara |
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Catalogue No. | Ferrara T212BVP |
Beazley Archive No. | 211576 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Kylix |
Painter | Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter |
Date | ca. 475 - 465 B.C. |
Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Zeus seizes the youth Ganymedes. The god holds a royal, lotus-tipped sceptre and a lightning-bolt rests by his side. The boy holds a rooster.