T16.2 HERACLES & CERBERUS
| Museum Collection | Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Munich 3297 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Volute |
| Painter | Name vase of the Underworld Painter |
| Date | ca. 330 - 310 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical / Early Hellenistic |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Hermes, Heracles, Cerberus and Hecate from a painting depicting Heracles' journey to the underworld.
Hermes wears a chamlys cloak and holds a herald's wand in his hand. Heracles wears a lion-skin cape and holds a club in one hand and the chain securing Cerberus in the other. Hecate is dressed as a huntress with a short skirt and boots and the skin of a panther draped over her arm. She brandishes a pair of flaming torches. Cerberus appears as a three-headed hound with a coiling serpent for a tail.
IMAGE DETAIL
Detail of Heracles, Cerberus and Hecate.
ARTICLES
OTHER IMAGES
K14.1 Hades
T40.5 Sisyphus
N16.2 Nemesis
