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Terracotta plate

Terracotta plate






Date : approx. between 590 and 570 B.C.

Material : Terra cotta
Acquisition : Dodge Fund (1941)
Bellerophon on Pegasos sewing the monstrous Chimaera
Item 13 on 197
Greek Antiquities
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Vitrine : V06

Area related
Attique (Greece)

Description   

Bellerophon, a Corinthian hero who mastered the winged horse, Pegasos, slew the monstrous Chimaera, a composite of lion, goat, and dragon, as depicted on this plate.
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