H2.6 HERMES, HERACLES & ATHENA
| Museum Collection | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Mt Holyoke 1925.BS.II.3 |
| Beazley Archive No. | - |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Skyphos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Theseus Painter |
| Date | ca 500 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles is entertained by the gods Hermes and Athena. Hermes, wearing a petasos cap, stands on the left playing a flute. Heracles is seated a stool with his club resting against a leg. He wears a lion-skin cape and holds a cup in one hand. Athena, wearing a peaked helm, pours wine from an oinochoe jug. The painting perhaps depicts the hero's reception on Olympus following his apotheosis.
This image is montage of several photos of the vase.