O12.5 HERAKLES DRIVING KENTAUROS CHARIOT

Museum Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Catalogue Number: Louvre N3408
Beazley Archive Number: 217495
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Oinochoe
Painter: Attributed to the Nikias Painter
Date: ca 410 - 400 BC
Period: High Classical

SUMMARY

Herakles and Nike (Victory) drive a chariot drawn by four Kentauroi (centaurs). The figures are depicted in a comical manner.

NOTEThis image is a montage of several photos of the vase.

ARTICLESKentauroi, Nike