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Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Calenian
The scene represented in relief on these two phialai derives from a late fifth century B.C. prototype, probably of silver. It represents the apotheosis of Herakles, who appears in a four-horse chariot drawn by a winged Nike and accompanied by the chariots of Athena, Ares, and Dionysos.
Rogers Fund, 1923 (23.160.12)
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Title: Terracotta phiale (libation bowl)
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Calenian
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: diameter 7 3/4in. (19.7cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, 1901
Accession Number: 01.8.13
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