P23.18 THE BIRTH OF PEGASUS
| Museum Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | New York 06.1070 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 203101 |
| Ware | Attic Bilingual (White Ground) |
| Shape | Lekythos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Diosphos Painter |
| Date | ca 500 - 450 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
The winged horse Pegasus is birthed from the neck-stump of the decapitated Gorgon Medusa. The hero Perseus wings away with her head tucked inside his kibisis sack.