Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Attributed to the Sappho Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 154

Zeus, seated on his throne, with his cupbearer, Ganymede, and Ares, the god of war, standing behind him; Athena approaching to introduce Herakles to Mount Olympos; winged Iris, a messenger of the gods, following.

Herakles, the greatest Greek hero, was the only mortal admitted to live among the gods after his death.

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Sappho Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Sappho Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Sappho Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Sappho Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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