Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with Herakles and a bull

Unknown

ca. 520–510 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Both sides illustrate the same scene. Herakles, having forced the Cretan bull down on one knee, tightens a rope that binds the animal around its horns, left hind leg, and testicles.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 520–510 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941