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Mixing bowl (calyx krater) depicting a youthful Herakles at a shrine

Mixing bowl (calyx krater) depicting a youthful Herakles at a shrine

Red-figure The Jena Painter · Krater · about first quarter of 4th century B.C.
Side A: Youth (Herakles) seated right beneath canopy receiving homage of youth and two satyrs, one approaching with tray (?) Above left, seated maiden holding sceptre-branch and tympanum. Side B: Three draped figures. Above handles: l. altar; r. spray
Shape
Krater
Technique
Red-figure
Period
Classical period
Date
about first quarter of 4th century B.C.
Culture
Greek
Painter
The Jena Painter
Medium
Ceramic, Red Figure
Findspot
Greece, Attica, Athens
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number
21.272
Image Source
boston_mfa

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