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Lekythos

Antiquities

E48.251

One-handled jug (lekythos). This depicts a story from Greek mythology. The hero Peleus is carrying off the sea-nymph Thetis who the gods granted to Peleus as a bride. Painted in a similar style to that attributed to an artist now known as the Haimon Painter.

Skyphos

Antiquities

E48.257

Cup (skyphos). Each side of this cup depicts an owl between two fronds. This cup also features one horizontal handle and one vertical handle. Second half of the 5th century BC.

Stamnos

Antiquities

E48.262

Storage jar (stamnos). There are two scenes painted in the red-figure technique. One shows the armed goddess Athena and Eros, the god of love, standing beside a column with a statue of Athena. In the other the Greek hero Herakles carries the lion-skin and club he is traditionally portrayed with in art. 5th -4th century BC.