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olpe
Object Type
olpe
Museum number
1836,0224.97
Description
Pottery: black-figured olpe (jug). Design in black on a red panel, with accessories of purple; on the lip, chequer-pattern; on the neck, an ivy-wreath; slight accessories of white. Heracles subduing the Cretan bull: Heracles to right, nude and bearded, stands at the further side of the bull, drawing its head to the ground by a rope fastened round its nose and hind-leg; the bull kneels on its right knee to right. In the field, branches.
Producer name
Attributed to:
The Leagros Group
Cultures/periods
Attic
Production date
510BC-500BC
Production place
Made in:
Attica (Greece)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Vulci
(said to be from)
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black Figure
Technique
painted
incised
Dimensions
Height:
22.86 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum
(B474)
Old Catalogue / A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum
(650)
Location
On display
(G69/dc35)
Subjects
classical deity
mythical figure/creature
Associated names
Representation of:
Herakles/Hercules
Representation of:
Cretan Bull
Associated events
Associated Event:
Twelve Labours of Herakles
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Edmé Antoine Durand
(sale)
Purchased through:
Peter Oluf Brøndsted
Acquisition date
1836
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1836,0224.97