Athenian Red Figure hydria depicting the construction of the chest for the exile of Danae and Perseus

Athenian Red Figure hydria depicting the construction of the chest for the exile of Danae and Perseus

Athenian Red Figure hydria depicting the construction of the chest for the exile of Danae and Perseus

The carpenter is using a bow drill to bore a hole.
Greek, Athenian, Late Archaic time period, ca. 490 BCE, attributed to the Gallatin Painter.
Explained to have been found at Gela, Sicily.

Museum of Wonderful Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United states of america
Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912: 13.200
More information on museum’s web site.

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