amphora

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Object Type
Museum number: 1865,1118.38
Description: Pottery: black-figured amphora (jar): The Apotheosis of Herakles. Herakles is led forward by Athena and followed by the messenger god Hermes. This may represent his journey to Olympus. On the other side, Bacchus seated between two satyrs.
Producer name
Cultures/periods: Attic; Archaic Greek
Production date: 550BC-530BC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Attica (Greece)
Materials
Ware
Technique: painted; incised
Dimensions: Height: 36.83 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: On display (G69/dc37)
Subjects: satyr; classical deity
Associated names: Representation of: Herakles/Hercules; Representation of: Athena/Minerva; Representation of: Hermes/Mercury; Representation of: Dionysos/Bacchus
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1865
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1865,1118.38
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: W38 (Museum Secretum); Miscellaneous number: Witt.38 (Witt Collection Number)

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