Rape of Europa Europe and Bull God Zeus Vase Ancient Greek Pottery Ceramic

IMAGE DESCRIPTION:

Side A: Europa being abducted by Zeus disguised as a bull.  The scene with Europa and bull is a copy of the painting on a 5th century BCE Greek red figure vase which is exhibited in The Tarquinia National Museum in Italy.

Side B: Zeus pursues the nymph Aegina. The god is crowned with a wreath of olive-leaves and holds a royal, lotus-tipped scepter in one hand. The scene is a copy of the painting on a 5th century BCE Greek red figure lekythos, attributed to the Achilles Painter, which is exhibited  in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

MADE IN GREECE – HANDMADE – HAND PAINTED

Dimensions (approximately):

Height: 32 cm (12.6 in)

Width: 17 cm (6.7 in)

Net Weight: 1,3 Kg (2.87 lb)

Material: Clay – Genuine Ceramic