Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Part of left forearm with hand holding a helmet; upper torso, in three-quarter view, genitals, and thighs of a nude Herakles to left, grasping one leg of the tripod in his left hand; draped Apollo to right, grasping the tripod in his right hand and holding a bow in his left; in between Herakles and Apollo, a deer
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
- Period: Late Archaic/Early Classical
- Date: 490–470 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
- Object Number: 2011.604.2.695
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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