Blog: The gilded shell
tags: archaeology, kylix, mythology, peleus, thetis, attic red figure kylix, tondo
lionofchaeronea: Peleus seizes Thetis, who transforms into a lion in an attempt to escape his grasp. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, attributed to the painter Douris; ca. 490 BCE. Found at Vulci; now in the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris.
tags: archaeology, kylix, mythology, peleus, thetis, attic red figure kylix, tondo