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Attic red-figured pyxis fragment. On the left, sitting Musaeus plays with an harp; on the right, the god Apollo stands holding a laurel branch. The Muses Calliope, Urania, Polymnia, Sophia and Terpsichore are depicted on two levels, while on the right Thamyris plays the guitar. The figures are identified by inscriptions.
Caption Attic red-figured pyxis fragment with Thamyris, Musaeus and Apollo with the Muses
Mythic people Apollo (Deity), Muse / Muses (Deity), Kalliope (Muse), Urania (Muse), Polymnia (Muse), Sophia (Muse), Terpsichore (Muse) ,Musaeus (Musician, poet, soothsayer), Thamyris (Musician)
Type Clay object
Artist/Creator Manner of Meidias Painter, attic workshop
Origin Olympieion, Athens
Current position National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Index number 19636
Dating 425-375 BC
Notes
BAPD: 202344, ATHENIAN, ATHENS, NATIONAL MUSEUM, 19636
AVI: 0939 Athens, National Archaeological Museum 19636. Fragmentary RF pyxis
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