Iconography
GODS AND MYTHS
Further details
Red-figure cup depicting [left to right] Theseus leaving Ariadne behind. To his left [absent from this photo] stands Mercury/Hermes, instructing Theseus to abandon Ariadne. [Far right] Sumnus/Hypnos [possibly Eros] flying over the head of Ariadne.
Artist or creator
Date
500 BC - 450 BC
Location
Tarquinia (Corneto), Museo Nazionale (inv. RC5291)
Associated persons
Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))
Rights and Permissions
This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License
Acknowledgements
Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’
Contact
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