Gilt silver kylix, Classical period, late 5th century B.C., Greek, Silver-gilt, Diameter: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm), Gold and Silver, The hero Bellerophon rides Pegasos, the winged horse, as he battles the Chimaera, a mythical creature with the heads of a lion and goat and a tail in the form of a snake. According to legend, Bellerophon and Pegasos both hailed from the region around Corinth, and the myth of their battle with the Chimaera first appears in Greek art on Corinthian painted pottery of the eighth century B
Keywords:
Gilt silver kylix, Classical period, late 5th century B.C, Greek, Silver-gilt, Diameter, 5 1/8, 13 cm, Gold, Silver, hero, Bellerophon, rides, Pegasos, winged horse, battles, Chimaera, mythical creature, heads, lion, goat, tail, form, snake, According, legend, hailed, region, Corinth, myth, battle, first, Greek art, Corinthian painted, pottery, eighth century, B
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.