Column Krater

MS404

From: Greece | Greek Island

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS404
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Attic
Provenience Greece | Greek Island
Manufacture Location Attica
Date Made 550-500 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Black Figure
Iconography Heracles | Nemean Lion | Iolaus | Athena | Warrior | Warfare
Description

A, Herakles and the Nemean Lion. In center, Herakles wresting with the lion. To left, Iolaos holding the club. To right, Athena. B, Left to right, warrior; cloaked male figure, all facing left. Complete. Glaze very fugitive.

Height 22.2 cm
Outside Diameter 21 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Subscription of Phebe Hearst,1896

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