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Skyphos (drinking cup): Perseus and Medusa by Near to The Theseus Painter — VisualArtsDB

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Skyphos (drinking cup): Perseus and Medusa

Skyphos (drinking cup): Perseus and Medusa

Skyphos (drinking cup): Perseus and Medusa

Near to The Theseus Painter

-490–-480

Medium: Black-figure
Dimensions: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.)
Genre: Vessel
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Side A: Perseus grasps Medusa. Side B: Perseus looks away from Medusa.

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