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Medea and the cauldron.Jason has been deprived of his inheritance by Pelias; his wife Medea takes revenge by talking Pelias'daughters into cutting their father up and boiling him in a cauldron,as a rejuvenation.See 10-03-02/22. Red-figured pyxis (end 5th BCE) - Inv. 636
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Medea and the cauldron.Jason has been deprived of his inheritance by Pelias; h...

Bellerophon, riding Pegasus, fights the Chimaira. Red-figured cup from Camiros (Rhodes), 6th BCE Terracotta, height: 13.3 cm, diameter: 24.3 cm Inv. A 478
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Bellerophon, riding Pegasus, fights the Chimaira. Red-figured cup from Cam...

Medea kills her son, to avenge Jason's infidelity. Red-figured amphora from Campagna, 340-320 BCE Terracotta, height: 48.5 cm Inv. K 300
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Medea kills her son, to avenge Jason's infidelity. Red-figured amphora from...

Trojan warriors meet the Greeks before Troy. Scenes from the Trojan War. Red-figured cup, 1st half 5th BCE Terracotta, height: 13.5 cm, diam.: 32.5 cm Inv. G 152
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Trojan warriors meet the Greeks before Troy. Scenes from the Trojan W...

Achilles and Troilos. Red-figured hydria, 330-310 BCE Terracotta Inv. IV 2949
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Achilles and Troilos. Red-figured hydria, 330-...

Trojan King Priamus begs Achilles to let him have the body of Hector, his slain son. Hector's body lies under Achilles' bed. Red-figured Attic skyphos from Caere, around 490 BCE Height: 25 cm Inv. IV 3710
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Trojan King Priamus begs Achilles to let him have the body of Hec...

The death of Orpheus at the hand of a Maenad. Red-figured amphora from Nola, Italy, 450-440 BCE Terracotta, height: 32 cm Inv. G 436
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The death of Orpheus at the hand of a Maenad. Red-figured amphora from...

The death of Actaion - when he surprised Artemis in her bath, she had him killed by his own hunting dogs. Red-figured crater, Attic, around 440 BCE Terracotta, height: 44 cm Inv. CA 3482
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The death of Actaion - when he surprised Artemis in her bath, she had him ki...

Warrior in arms and armour (Athena?). Red-figured amphora, Attic, around 480 BCE Terracotta, height 42.3 cm, diam. 29.4 cm Inv. IV 3724
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Warrior in arms and armour (Athena?). Red-figured amphora, Attic, around 480 BCE...

The birth of Athena (from the head of Zeus). Black-figured amphora, from Etruria (6th BCE) Terracotta, height: 38 cm Inv. E 861
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The birth of Athena (from the head of Zeus). Black-figured amphora, f...

Discobolos (discus thrower); inscription in the medallion "Cleomelos is beautiful". Red-figured cup, 510-500 BCE G 111
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Discobolos (discus thrower); inscription in the medallion "Cleome...

Child chasing a bird which sits on a table with various objects. Red-figured jar, around 410 BCE MNB 1157
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Child chasing a bird which sits on a table with various...