Terracotta amphora (jar)
Obverse, Herakles wrestling the Nemean Lion
Reverse, Herakles fighting Geryon
Group E is the name given to a workshop of painters active during the middle of the sixth century B.C. Exekias, the greatest black-figure artist, began among them. Geryon was a three-bodied creature who lived far to the west with his dog and herd of cattle. One of Herakles' labors was to kill Geryon and bring back the cattle.
Reverse, Herakles fighting Geryon
Group E is the name given to a workshop of painters active during the middle of the sixth century B.C. Exekias, the greatest black-figure artist, began among them. Geryon was a three-bodied creature who lived far to the west with his dog and herd of cattle. One of Herakles' labors was to kill Geryon and bring back the cattle.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta amphora (jar)
- Artist: Attributed to a painter of Group E
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 540 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 14 13/16 in. (37.7 cm)
diameter of mouth 6 11/16 in. (17 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
- Object Number: 56.171.11
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Cypriot
2nd half of the 6th century BCE
Group E
ca. 540 BCE
Group E
ca. 540 BCE
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ca. 540 BCE
Group E
ca. 550 BCE
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