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Dinos with the myth of Hercules and Busiris - A side
Darius Painter
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy
The vessel depicts the myth of the Egyptian king Busiris, shown before an altar as he is about to sacrifice Heracles; depicted on the other side are figures carrying objects to be used in the sacrifice. The iconography may be inspired by a reworking of the myth in the context of Attic theatre.
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- Title: Dinos with the myth of Hercules and Busiris - A side
- Creator: Darius Painter
- Date Created: 340-320 BC circa
- Location Created: Unauthorised excavations, returned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York
- Physical Dimensions: 24.8 cm (height); 32.4 cm (max diameter)
- Medium: Red-figured Apulian ceramics
- Room: Exhibition entitled "MitoMania. Storie ritrovate di uomini ed eroi" (10 April 2019 - 10 May 2020)
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