- Museum number
- 1843,1103.70
- Description
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Pottery: black-figured amphora. Designs in black on red panels, with double honeysuckle-pattern above; accessories of white and purple.
(a) Heracles conducted to Oylmpos: A quadriga to right, in which are Athene, with long tresses wreathed with laurel, long embroidered chiton and striped himation, goad in left hand, reins in both, and Heracles, bearded, wrapped in a striped himation. Behind them is Amphitryon (?) to right, bald, with white tresses and beard, fillet, long embroidered chiton and striped himation, in left hand a sceptre. By the further side of the chariot is Apollo Citharoedos to right, with long tresses, myrtle-wreath, long chiton with looped-up sleeves, and embroidered himation, playing on the chelys. Facing him is Dionysos with long beard and tresses, ivy-wreath, long white chiton and looking back striped himation. At the horses' heads is Hermes to right, his head hidden, with short embroidered chiton, striped chlamys, petasos, endromides, and caduceus; confronting him is Hebe (?), with long tresses wreathed with laurel, long embroidered chiton and striped himation. In the field, branches.
(b) Contest of Heracles and Triton: Heracles to right, in lion's skin and short striped chiton, seizes Triton round the neck from behind; the latter endeavours to free himself by seizing Heracles' arms; he has long beard and tresses wreathed with laurel, and is human to the chest, below which is a fish's body and tail to left, with border. On one side is Nereus, on the other Proteus, looking on; both partly bald, with white hair and beards, fillets, long chitons and striped himatia, wands in their right hands.
- Production date
- 520BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 379 millimetres
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Height: 628 millimetres
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Weight: 9950 grammes
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Width: 379 millimetres
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Depth: 374 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Cat. Vases
Overbeck, Kunstmyth. (Apollo), p. 49.
For the scene of side B, cf. Ann. dell' Inst. 1882, p. 73 ff., and Mon. dell’ Inst, xi. 41; also Gerhard, A.V. in.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Slightly damaged.
- Acquisition date
- 1843
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1843,1103.70
