O12.2 HERACLES & THE CENTAURS
| Museum Collection | Antikensammlung Berlin |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Berlin F1737 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 350504 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Kantharos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Sokles Painter |
| Date | ca. 550 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Side A: Heracles battles the centaurs Hylaeus, Petraeus and Asbolus. The half-horse men are armed with a boulder and tree-branches. The hero wears a lion-skin cape and wields a club. Two of the Centaur names are particularly apt with Hylaeus "Of the Forest" holding a branch and Petraeus "Of the Rocks" a boulder.
Side B: Achilles and Thetis (not shown).