Terracotta dinos (deep round-bottomed bowl)
Restituted
This artwork was restituted in January 2006. It is no longer in the museum’s collection.Herakles and Busiris
Busiris, a mythological king of Egypt, sacrificed foreigners in his country and planned no exception for the Greek hero Herakles. Inspired by a play, the representation depicts Herakles and Busiris flanking an altar and attendants with the equipment for carving up and cooking the visitor. Herakles turned the tables and killed Busiris.
Anonymous Gift, 1989 (1989.313)
Busiris, a mythological king of Egypt, sacrificed foreigners in his country and planned no exception for the Greek hero Herakles. Inspired by a play, the representation depicts Herakles and Busiris flanking an altar and attendants with the equipment for carving up and cooking the visitor. Herakles turned the tables and killed Busiris.
Anonymous Gift, 1989 (1989.313)
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta dinos (deep round-bottomed bowl)
- Artist: Attributed to the Darius Painter
- Period: Late Classical
- Date: ca. 340–320 BCE
- Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
diameter 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Lent by the Republic of Italy
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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