Sacred Art & Iconography
Terracotta Amphora, Theseus and the Minotaur (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 47.11.5)
Attic terracotta amphora, signed by Taleides as potter, ca. 540 to 530 BCE, Metropolitan Museum of Art 47.11.5
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An Attic terracotta amphora, Type B, signed by Taleides as potter and attributed to the Taleides Painter, ca. 540 to 530 BCE, Archaic period. The Metropolitan Museum's own catalogue tags the vase with Theseus and Minotaurs, together identifying the standard subject of Theseus slaying the Minotaur, though the museum's record carries no narrative description of the scene. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 47.11.5, Greek and Roman Art department, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1947.
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TraditionAncient Greek religion and mythology 1 Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectTheseus slaying the Minotaur, a central episode of the Athenian hero's legend 1 Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody HistoryPurchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1947 1 Physical Form
Dimensions11 5/8 × 8 1/8 in. (29.5 × 20.7 cm) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Theseus, Figures The Met's own catalogue tags this Attic amphora with Theseus and Minotaurs, its own controlled-vocabulary identification of the standard scene of Theseus slaying the Minotaur, though the record carries no narrative sentence naming the moment, hence stance associated rather than holds.
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