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Orpheus is depicted the moment he is trying to flee from the angry Thracian woman. He does not succeed it and he falls to the ground. He is holding up his lyre with his right hand. She is ready to attack him with a sword. She wears a chiton and a himation and has tattoos on her hands.
Caption Attic red-figured amphora with a scene of Orpheus' murder
Mythic people Orpheus (Musician)
Type Clay object
Artist/Creator Painter of the Phiale, attic workshop
Origin Nola, Italy
Current position Musée du Louvre, Paris (France)
Index number G 436
Dating 445-440 B.C.
Notes
Τσιαφάκη Δ., Η Θράκη στην αττική εικονογραφία του 5ου αιώνα π.Χ. Προσεγγίσεις στις σχέσεις Αθήνας και Θράκης, Κομοτηνή 1998, σ. 55-56 εικ. 12α.
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