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Attributed to an artist near the Painter of Athens 931
Herakles is shown attacking the centaur Nessos, who tried to steal his wife.
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Title: Terracotta hydria (water jar)
Artist:
Attributed to an artist near the Painter of Athens 931
Period: Middle Corinthian
Date: ca. 590–570 BCE
Culture: Greek, Corinthian
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1938
Object Number: 38.11.8
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