Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Boreads Painter

ca. 570–560 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, the apotheosis of Herakles The scene on the interior shows Athena leading Herakles to the enthroned Zeus. A boar occupies the exergue below.

Artist

Boreads Painter

Date

ca. 570–560 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Laconian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1950