Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup) in the form of the heads of Herakles and of a woman
Obverse, Athena seated between two women
Reverse, symposium (drinking party)
Athena, flanked by two seated women who must also be deities, overlooks the head of her favorite hero, Herakles, identifiable by the lion's skin around his neck. This amusing cup would have enlivened drinking parties like the one shown on the other side above the female head.
Reverse, symposium (drinking party)
Athena, flanked by two seated women who must also be deities, overlooks the head of her favorite hero, Herakles, identifiable by the lion's skin around his neck. This amusing cup would have enlivened drinking parties like the one shown on the other side above the female head.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup) in the form of the heads of Herakles and of a woman
- Artist: Attributed to the Syriskos Painter
- Artist: Attributed to Class M: Vatican Class of Head Vases
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 470 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1896
- Object Number: 96.18.77
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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