T1.2 THE BIRTH OF ERICHTHONIUS
| Museum Collection | Antikensammlung Berlin |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Berlin F2537 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 217211 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Kylix |
| Painter | Attributed to the Codrus Painter |
| Date | ca 440 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Gaea (the Earth) hands her newborn son Erichthonius over to the foster-care of the goddess Athena. Gaia is depicted as a crowned woman partially risen from the earth. Athena, wearing the snake-trimmed aegis cloak, receives the infant.
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