Terracotta oinochoe (jug)

Painter of the Vienna Stamnos 318

late 6th–early 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Herakles and the Nemean Lion In the combat between Herakles and the Nemean Lion depicted here, the protagonists are locked together horizontally rather than confronting each other vertically. The distinction is of chronological import, as the horizontal scheme is the later one, becoming popular during the third quarter of the sixth century B.C.

Artist

Painter of the Vienna Stamnos 318

Date

late 6th–early 5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1910