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P28.2 HERACLES, HESIONE & THE CETUS

Heracles, Hesione & Cetus | Corinthian black figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Catalogue No. Boston 63.420
Beazley Archive No. N/A
Ware Corinthian Black Figure (Red Ground)
Shape Krater
Painter -
Date -
Period Archaic

DESCRIPTION

Heracles rescued Princess Hesione of Troy from the Cetus (Sea-Monster). The hero plies the monster with a volley of arrows from his bow. The Cetus is depicted as a serpentine beast with a gaping maw and jagged teeth.

This image is a montage of two photos of the vase.

ARTICLES

Trojan Cetus