Terracotta tondo from a phiale (libation bowl)
Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Calenian
The medallion shows Herakles and Iolaos fighting the Lernaean hydra.
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Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Calenian
The medallion shows Herakles and Iolaos fighting the Lernaean hydra.
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Title: Terracotta tondo from a phiale (libation bowl)
Period: Hellenistic
Date: late 4th–3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Calenian
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: diameter 3 7/8in. (9.8cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number: 06.1021.275
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