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Attributed to the Chimaera Painter
Bellerophon, a Corinthian hero who mastered the winged horse, Pegasos, slew the monstrous Chimaera, a composite of lion, goat, and dragon, as depicted on this plate.
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Title: Terracotta plate
Artist:
Attributed to the Chimaera Painter
Period: Middle Corinthian
Date: ca. 600–575 BCE
Culture: Greek, Corinthian
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: diameter 12 1/4in. (31.1cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Dodge Fund, 1941
Object Number: 41.11.1
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