Athena painter, Oinochoe (Heracles and Kerberos), clay, quickly turned, painted (ceramic), alternately fired, clay, turned and painted, Total: Height: 18.9 cm; Diameter: 11 cm, ceramic, Cerberus is captured by Hercules, late archaic, The Oinochoe is decorated with the depiction of one of the twelve legendary deeds of the Greek hero Heracles. On the left, the hero is depicted, recognizable by his lion skin, quiver and mace. He is about to tie up the two-headed Kerberos, guardian of the entrance to the underworld. Behind the Hell Hound is the messenger of the gods Hermes, dressed in chiton and winged hat.

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Caption: Athena painter, Oinochoe (Heracles and Kerberos), clay, quickly turned, painted (ceramic), alternately fired, clay, turned and painted, Total: Height: 18.9 cm; Diameter: 11 cm, ceramic, Cerberus is captured by Hercules, late archaic, The Oinochoe is decorated with the depiction of one of the twelve legendary deeds of the Greek hero Heracles. On the left, the hero is depicted, recognizable by his lion skin, quiver and mace. He is about to tie up the two-headed Kerberos, guardian of the entrance to the underworld. Behind the Hell Hound is the messenger of the gods Hermes, dressed in chiton and winged hat.

Personalities: ATHENA PAINTER

Credit: Album / quintlox

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Image size: 3463 × 4320 px | 42.8 MB

Print size: 29.3 × 36.6 cm | 1363.4 × 1700.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ALTERNATELY FIRED • ARMS: CLUB • ARMS: CUDGEL • ARMS: MACE • ATHENA PAINTER • CAPTURED • CERAMIC • CERAMICS • CERBERUS • CHITON • CLAY • CLUB (WEAPON) • CLUB • CLUB, WEAPON • CUDGEL • CUDGEL, WEAPON • DECORATED • DEPICTED • DEPICTION • DIAMETER • DRESSED • ENTRANCE • ENTRY • GATEWAY • GODS HERMES • GREEK HERO HERACLES • GUARDIAN • HELL HOUND • HERACLES • HERCULES • HERO • HEROS • KERAMEIKOS • KERBEROS • LATE ARCHAIC • LEFT • LION SKIN • MACE • MACE, WEAPON • MESSENGER • OINOCHOE • PAINTED • POTTERIES • POTTERY • QUICKLY TURNED • QUIVER • RECOGNIZABLE • STONEWARE • TERRA COTTA • TERRACOTA • TERRACOTTA • TIE UP • TRUNCHEON (POLICE) • TRUNCHEON • TURNED • TWELVE LEGENDARY DEEDS • TWO-HEADED KERBEROS • UNDERWORLD • WINGED HAT