Paintings - Judgment of Paris. Ivory comb

J u d g m e n t o f P a r i s. I v o r y c o m b.

Judgment of Paris Ivory relief, comb from Sparta (c. 600 BCE). A bearded Paris sits on a throne as the three Goddesses approach him. The first, with a bird on her arm, could be Hera with her cuckoo, the second is Athena who may be wearing a helmet, and the third, followed by a bird, could be Aphrodite with her goose. L. 8 cm Athens, National Museum 507 (Click the image for a full screen view)

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