Gilt silver kylix, Classical period, late fifth century B.C., Greek, Silver-gilt, Width: 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm), Gold and Silver, On the tondo is represented ‘dread-yelping’ Scylla, the Homeric sea monster who lived in a cave on a cliff along the Sicilian coast off the Straits of Messina. She is depicted in the characteristic way, with the upper body of a beautiful woman and three fierce dogs springing from her hips amidst her scaly extremities, one of which terminates in a ketos or sea dragon
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Gilt silver kylix, Classical period, late fifth century B.C, Greek, Silver-gilt, Width, 8 13/16, 22.4 cm, Gold, Silver, tondo, represented ‘dread-yelping, Scylla, Homeric sea, monster, lived, cave, cliff, Sicilian coast, off, Straits, Messina, depicted, characteristic way, upper body, beautiful woman, three fierce, dogs, springing, hips amidst, scaly extremities, terminates, ketos, sea dragon
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