L3.2 HERACLES & GERYON
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre F55 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 301038 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Amphora |
| Painter | Attributed to Group E |
| Date | ca 560 - 540 B.C. |
| Period | High Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Side A: Heracles battles the three-bodied giant Geryon. The hero wears a lion-skin cloak and wields a knotted club. The three-bodied is depicted three armoured warriors standing side by side, implicitly conjoined at the waist. Each is equipped with a spear and shield--one decorated with the image of a tripod and the other a flying eagle. Geryon's herdsman Eurytion lies wounded at his feet.
Side B: Dionysus and Satyrs (not shown).