O6.4 PEITHO
Museum Collection | The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu |
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Catalogue No. | Malibu 86.AE.680 |
Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
Shape | Loutrophoros |
Painter | Attributed to the Painter of Louvre MNB 1148 |
Date | ca. 350 - 340 B.C. |
Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Peitho from a painting depicting the tale of Leda and the Swan.
Peitho, the goddess of persuasion, assists Zeus in his seduction of the Spartan queen Leda. She holds a ball of twine in one hand and is accompanied by a white dove bearing a sash. Her hair is bound in braids and she wears a tiara crown, necklace, bracelets and earrings.