Detail of Lekythos with Amazonomachy

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Illustration

Arienne King
by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 11 June 2021
Detail of Lekythos with Amazonomachy Download Full Size Image

Bottom register of a red-figure lekythos. This scene depicts the Greeks, led by Theseus, engaged in combat with the Amazons led by Queen Hippolyte. Attributed to the Eretria Painter, c. 420 BCE. Attica. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Art, M. M. o. (2021, June 11). Detail of Lekythos with Amazonomachy. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14229/detail-of-lekythos-with-amazonomachy/

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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Detail of Lekythos with Amazonomachy." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Jun 2021. Web. 30 Dec 2025.

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