"Terracotta amphora"
Anfora in ceramica a figure nere, datata al 530–520 a.C., attribuita al Gruppo Bateman.
I soggetti del vaso sono: Atena ed Eracle su un carro; Dioniso e Arianna con satiri ed Ermes.
Sembra esserci una relazione chiastica tra i soggetti di questo vaso. La dea Atena sta scortando Eracle al Monte Olimpo da un lato. Dall’altro, Arianna, che è stata salvata da Dioniso dopo essere stata abbandonata sull’isola di Naxos da Teseo, viene portata via dal suo nuovo corteggiatore, dal suo entourage e da Hermes.
C.M.P.
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