N18.2 HERACLES & GERAS
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre G234 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 202622 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Pelike |
| Painter | Attributed to the Geras Painter |
| Date | - |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Side A: Heracles beats Geras, the personification of old age, with a club. Geras is depicted as a shrunken, old man with large genitals and a walking stick. The hero wears a lion-skin cape, quiver, and scabbarded sword.
Side B: Poseidon (not shown).