Iconography

ANTIQUITIES

Vases / Kraters

ERANOS ARCHIVE

6. Symbolism of the Snake

GESTURES AND EXPRESSION

Killing

GODS AND MYTHS

Historia Thebana / The story of Cadmus / Cadmus kills the dragon
Minerva / With other figures / Cadmus
Nymphs / With other figures / Cadmus
Nymphs / Named Nymphs / Krenaia
River gods / with other figures
River gods / Specific / Ismenos

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Geography / Topography / Topographical personifications / Cities / Greece and Hellenistic states / Thebes
Flora and Fauna / Animals / Snake / Miscellaneous

Further details

Artist or creator

Signed by Asteas (active c. 350-320 BC)

Date

350 BC (circa) - 320 BC (circa) Etrusco-Italic Era. Greek Late Classical Period

Location

Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Listed as from Bari, Apulia, Italy, in Heydeman Catalogue. According to Trendall the provenance in Sant' Agata dei Goti, Campania, Italy.)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Harrison, J.E., Themis. A Study of the social Origins of Greek Religion (1927), pp. 429-31; p. 430 fig. 129. Heydeman, H., Die Vasensammlungen des Museo Nazionale zu Neapel (1872), pp. 522-24, no. 3226; Hoppin, J.C., A Handbook of Attic Red-Figure Vases... (1924), p. 444, fig. 445; Trendall, A.D., Paestan Pottery (1936), pp. 23-25; pl. 5a

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

Contact

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