Vases Amphora Neck Amphora with Herakles and the Erymanthian Boa...
Neck Amphora with Herakles and the Erymanthian Boar
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Neck Amphora with Herakles and the Erymanthian Boar

6256 · Amphora · ca. 520 BCE (Archaic)
<p>The scene depicts the third of Herakles' labors, the capture of the wild Erymanthian boar. The victorious hero has brought the boar alive to the king who had demanded the labor, and, as Herakles holds the boar aloft, King Eurystheus cowers below in a storage jar. Two female figures watch the scene. On the back, the wine-god Dionysus holds out a "kantharos" (a deep two-handled cup) of wine to a maenad, one of his female followers, flanked by dancing satyrs.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.253' rel='external'>Neck Amphora with Herakles and the Erymanthian Boar</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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Date
ca. 520 BCE (Archaic)
Culture
Greek
Painter
Dimensions
H: 42.70 cm W: 28.40 cm
Medium
terracotta
Museum
Walters Art Museum
Accession Number
48.253
Image Source
walters_cc0
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