Fragment from an Apulian red-figure volute-krater, depicting a woman's head (gorgoneion?) in relief. Artist unknown; ca. 350-320 BCE. Now in the Museum der Universität Tübingen, Germany. Photo credit: ArchaiOptix/Wikimedia Commons.
Actaeon, in the process of transforming into a deer, is set upon by his hounds. Apulian red-figure skyphos, artist unknown; ca. 400-350 BCE. Now in the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany. Photo credit: Carole Raddato.
Ancient Greek bronze infantryman's helmet (Apulo-Corinthian style, type A). Manufactured in Apulia, Magna Graecia (present-day Puglia, Italy), ca. 510 BCE; now in the British Museum.
The nymph Kallisto, companion of Artemis, begins her enforced transformation into a bear. Apulian red-figure chous, attributed to a painter adjacent to the Black Fury Group; ca. 360 BCE. Now in the Getty Villa, Malibu.
Apulian red-figure kantharos (drinking cup) in the Plain style, decorated with a female head. Artist unknown; ca. 320-310 BCE (early Hellenistic). Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Photo credit: Walters Art Museum.
A youthful Eros places a wreath as an offering on a pillar. Apulian red-figure plate, attributed to the Ascoli Satriano Painter; ca. 340-320 BCE. Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Photo credit: Walters Art Museum.
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Hera, attended by Athena (left) and Iris (right), suckles the infant Heracles. Detail from an Apulian red-figure squat lekythos, name-vase of the Suckling Painter; ca. 360-350 BCE. Found at Anzi; now in the British Museum. Photo credit: © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons.
The goddess Nike (Victory), armed and dancing. Gnathia-style lekythos, artist unknown; Hellenistic period. From Apulia; now in the Antikensammlung Kiel, Germany. Photo credit: Marcus Cyron/Wikimedia Commons.
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Fish and other marine life. Apulian red-figure plate, attr. to the Painter of Karlsruhe 66/140; ca. 340 BCE. Now in the Altes Museum, Berlin.
A satyr and a Maenad converse. Side A of an Apulian red-figure bell-krater, attr. to the Tarporley Painter; ca. 380 BCE. Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Photo credit: Walters Art Museum.
A scene from Aristophanes’ Thesmophoriazousae. Apulian red-figure krater, artist unknown; ca. 370 BCE. Now in the Martin von Wagner Museum, Würzburg, Germany.
Epichysis (jug) depicting a winged woman breastfeeding an infant. Artist unknown; beginning of 3rd cent. BCE. From Canosa di Puglia, Italy; now in the Louvre.
Dionysus arrives at a gathering of his followers in a chariot drawn by griffins. Apulian red-figure terracotta situla (bucket), attr. to the Lycurgus Painter; ca. 360-340 BCE. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Apulian red-figure fish plate. Attr. to the Group of Karlsruhe 66-140; ca. 350-325 BCE. Now in the Louvre.
Apulian red-figure lebes gamikos (marriage vase) depicting Eros with a seated woman. Artist unknown; ca. 350-300 BCE. Now in the Cincinnati Art Museum. Photo credit: Sailko/Wikimedia Commons.
Silenus speaks to a woman. Fragment of an Apulian krater in the Gnathian style, artist unknown; ca. 360-340 BCE. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia Commons.
Apulian red-figure lekane (broad, two-handled bowl) depicting two Nereids riding hippocampi and holding the arms of Achilles. Attributed to the circle of the Baltimore Painter; ca. 330 BCE. Now in the Antikensammlung Kiel, Germany. Photo credit: Marcus Cyron/Wikimedia Commons