User:Strainor19/Art References

Object 1: Delos B7263
 * 1) Early Greek Myth pg. 306
 * 2) Delos, Archaeological Museum
 * 3) link: www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/99248616-495A-473E-8BDE-AAC47DF99F17 (Beazley Database)
 * 4) image: http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/P24.1.html (Theoi Database)

Object 2: Basel BS 403


 * 1) Early Greek Myth pg. 308
 * 2) Basel, Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig
 * 3) Link: www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/0B8638F0-600D-40C1-8172-6129BF9070AF (Beazley Database)
 * 4) image: http://www.iconiclimc.ch/visitors/imageview.php?source=139&image_id=16279&term=Andromeda+16&modus=2

Object 3: St 427

-As far as links and pictures, this particular object is technically a forgery of the piece in Taranto at the Museo Archeologico. The museum where the forgery is located had no pictures of the object and no links could be found for the object either. The object depicts the fall of Stheneboia into the sea with Bellerophontes on Pegasos watching from above.
 * 1) Early Greek Myth pg. 316
 * 2) Leningrad/St. Petersburg: Hermitage Museum

Analysis of Object 2. *The object labeled Basel BS 403 is a Krater Calyx shaped piece. It is made from Athenian Fabric and uses an antique red figure technique. The approximate dates for this piece are from 475 to 425. *This piece depicts a picture of Andromeda on one side of the vase. She is dressed in an ornate costume and is tied to poles by her wrists. She is surrounded by Perseus on her right, with winged boots and hat. He also has a sickle. On her left is Kepheus leaning on a staff. On the other side of the vase are three draped youths, one with a stick. There are objects suspended as well. *Compared to other literary sources on this object, there are no real differences and lots of similarities between what is said to be depicted and what i have said to be depicted on the vase. The online LIMC library of images gives the same description, just in the form of keywords. The Beazley database link for this vase gives a similar description as well. There are no variations in the basic description of this piece. *In the myth of Perseus, the part that has to do with Andromeda, we first see Andromeda tied to poles in order to be sacrificed to a sea monster. Her mother had boasted of her beauty too much and this made Poseidon angry and he said she had to be sacrificed to a sea monster. Perseus sees her and comes to rescue her as the sea monster comes to eat her. This krater calyx vase depicts Andromeda tied to the poles and Perseus there with her, so it seems very congruent with the myth it is depicting. As far as the look of the vase in general, there is not anything that I find particularly interesting. It is kind of cool that it has handles, and the handles are very low on the vase which is very unusual as far as i see. Mostly vases with handles have them a little more toward the top. The vase is very nicely crafted and well done. It seems to look very good for how old it is said to be. *Bibliography: the links mentioned above for this piece, and also a copy of the myth of Perseus http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Heroes/Perseus/perseus.html