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Loutrophoros depicting Perseus and Andromeda - A side
Metope Group
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy
Depicted on one side is the figure of Andromeda tied to the rock, flanked by her father Cepheus, ruler of the kingdom of Ethiopia, and warriors dressed in eastern clothing. Below, Perseus fights the sea monster that threatens the kingdom, flanked by Eros, who recalls the myth’s happy romantic ending. Depicted on the other side is a scene of an offering at a tomb.
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- Title: Loutrophoros depicting Perseus and Andromeda - A side
- Creator: Metope Group
- Date Created: 340-330 BC circa
- Location Created: Unauthorised excavations, returned by the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu
- Physical Dimensions: 87 cm (height); 26.9 cm (diameter, rim)
- 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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