Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
One of the twelve labors that Herakles, greatest of the Greek heroes, had to perform for his master, King Eurystheus, was the capture of a wild Cretan bull. Here, the hero rushes at the beast, while a siren perches above on a branch.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
- Artist: In the manner of Arkesilas Painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 550 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Laconian
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: Overall: 5 x 10 1/8in. (12.7 x 25.7cm)
diameter of mouth 7 7/8in. (20cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of N. Koutoulakis, 1959
- Object Number: 59.15
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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