Sacred Athena

The birth of Athena

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), ca. 550 BCE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 06.1097.

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), ca. 550 BCE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 06.1097.

Caption note Athena is small within the picture; a carefully chosen detail would help. Both sides show the birth; alternate DT10998.jpg is also 3811 × 3049 px.

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