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Inscribedlabel on base: CG1
Olpe
Made By
Attributed to the Dot-Ivy Group
(Greek, Attic, active ca. 550-520 BCE)
Creation placeGreek, Attic
Dateca. 500-490 BCE
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Base: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
circumference: 16 7/16 in. (41.7 cm)
Base: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
circumference: 16 7/16 in. (41.7 cm)
Classification(s)
- ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John W. Field, in memory of her husband
Terms
- standing figure
- club
- warrior
- lion
- armour
- helmet
- Hercules
Object numberCG.1
Descriptionlight red clay painted black all over except two narrow bands encircling lower part of body and a large panel on front where is depicted in black silhouettes the struggle of Hercules and the Nemean lion with Athena standing behind Hercules and lion and a standing male figureCollections
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