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Jar (stamnos) depicting Theseus and Ariadne and the banishment of Bellerophon
Jar (stamnos) depicting Theseus and Ariadne and the banishment of Bellerophon

Jar (stamnos) depicting Theseus and Ariadne and the banishment of Bellerophon

The Ariadne Painter
about 400–390 B.C.
Place of ManufactureApulia, Italy
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsHeight: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.); diameter (body just above handles): 25.6 cm (10 1/16 in.); diameter (foot): 15.7 cm (6 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number00.349a
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy 1900: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: from Gela); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, February 1900
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