Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

In the manner of Arkesilas Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 152

One of the twelve labors that Herakles, greatest of the Greek heroes, had to perform for his master, King Eurystheus, was the capture of a wild Cretan bull. Here, the hero rushes at the beast, while a siren perches above on a branch.

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), In the manner of Arkesilas Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Laconian

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Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), In the manner of Arkesilas Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Laconian
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), In the manner of Arkesilas Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Laconian

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