K8.2 HERACLES & ATHENA

Museum Collection | Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich |
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Catalogue No. | Munich 2648 |
Beazley Archive No. | 205230 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Kylix |
Painter | Attributed to Douris |
Date | ca. 490 - 470 B.C. |
Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Athena serves Heracles wine from an oinochoe jug. She holds a spear and a small owl, and wears the snake-trimmed aegis cloak. Her helm rests behind her on a low plinth. Heracles wears a lion-skin cape, holds a drining cup (kylix) and has a gnarled club resting at his side.