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title: Scylla, Red-Figure Vase
author: Marie-Lan Nguyen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6253/scylla-red-figure-vase/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-10-14
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# Scylla, Red-Figure Vase

_Authored by Marie-Lan Nguyen_

## Image File

[![Scylla, Red-Figure Vase](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6253.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6253.jpg)

## Image Caption

A red-figure vase depicting [Scylla](https://www.worldhistory.org/Scylla_and_Charybdis/), the monster who preyed on victims going through the Straits of Messina. Boeotian, 450-425 BCE.

Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Nguyen, M. (2017, January 11). Scylla, Red-Figure Vase. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6253/scylla-red-figure-vase/>
### Chicago
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Scylla, Red-Figure Vase." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 11, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6253/scylla-red-figure-vase/>.
### MLA
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Scylla, Red-Figure Vase." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jan 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6253/scylla-red-figure-vase/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bell-crater_Scylla_Louvre_CA1341.jpg) by [**Marie-Lan Nguyen**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bell-crater_Scylla_Louvre_CA1341.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 11 January 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.