Thessalian League; head of Zeus/Taurokathapsia scene
240,00 €
Description
Thessaly, Thessalian League, mid-late 1st century BC. Eubiotos and Petraios, magistrates. Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath / ΘEΣΣA-ΛΩN, EYBIOTOY, ΠETPAIOΣ; Taurokathapsia scene: the hero Thessalos jumping from his horse, in background galloping right, onto a bull running right, the head of which he restrains with a band held in both of his hands.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE23 |
| Weight [g]: | 16,26 |
| Grade: | gF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Burrer p. 62; Rogers 58 corr. (scene misdescribed); see also Nomos 4, 1391 with additional reference to the article by Stoyas. |
| Commentary: | rare; green patina, thick flan, well centered |
Historical Context
In the Thessalian version of Taurokathapsia a man on horseback was to chase down and subdue a bull, grabbing his horns and jumping from his horse on the back of the bull.
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