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Amphora Depicting Gigantomachy and Contest Between Herakles and Kyknos

Amphora Depicting Gigantomachy and Contest Between Herakles and Kyknos

Black-figure 6256 · Amphora · ca. 520 BCE (Archaic)
Side A of this vase depicts a scene from the contest between Kyknos (a son of Ares) and Herakles. The latter appears in a quadriga (four-horse chariot) with Athena by his side. On side B Athena and Ares are depicted spearing two fallen giants.For the latest information about this object, Amphora Depicting Gigantomachy and Contest Between Herakles and Kyknos, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.
Shape
Amphora
Technique
Black-figure
Date
ca. 520 BCE (Archaic)
Culture
Greek
Painter
6256
Dimensions
H: 42.70 cm W: 18.00 cm
Medium
terracotta; black figure
Museum
Walters Art Museum
Accession Number
48.22
Image Source
walters_cc0

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