Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Sappho Painter

ca. 500 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Zeus, seated on his throne, with his cupbearer, Ganymede, and Ares, the god of war, standing behind him; Athena approaching to introduce Herakles to Mount Olympos; winged Iris, a messenger of the gods, following. Herakles, the greatest Greek hero, was the only mortal admitted to live among the gods after his death.

Artist

Sappho Painter

Date

ca. 500 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941