Paintings - Chariot with Athena and Artemis

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Chariot with Athena and Artemis
Wedding of Peleus and Thetis, and procession of Gods to the palace of Peleus.
The chariot is driven by Athena, with Artemis as her companion.
Artemis wears a decorated peplos and no cloak, and holds a bow;
Athena, a cloak, but no aegis or other attribute.
Behind their horses walk three Moirai.

Archaic Attic Black Figure
Dinos, H. 0.71 m
Signed by Sophilos, 580 BCE
London, British Museum 1971.11-1.1

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