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Collections

Group of Munich 1501 (attributed to the)
Neck-Amphora with Herakles and the Nemean Lioncirca 520-510 B.C.

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Terracotta black-figure amphora with two handles, decorated with a central wrestling scene in black slip and a lower frieze of animals, ancient Greek
Black-figure ceramic amphora with two handles, terracotta ground decorated with combat scene of armored figures in black silhouette; neck band of palmette and lotus chain; lower body with animal frieze; visible repaired cracks.
Black-figure ceramic amphora with terracotta ground; main frieze depicts armored figures in combat with spears and shield; lower register shows animals including a boar; palmette and lotus band below the neck, with two vertical handles.
Artist or Maker
Group of Munich 1501 (attributed to the)
Title
Neck-Amphora with Herakles and the Nemean Lion
Place Made
Greece, Attica
Date Made
circa 520-510 B.C.
Medium
Black-figure ceramic with added clay and red and white
Dimensions
Height: 17 3/8 in. (44.13 cm); Diameter: 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
50.9.36
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman