Terracotta amphora (jar)
Group E
ca. 540 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Obverse, Herakles wrestling the Nemean Lion Reverse, Herakles fighting Geryon Group E is the name given to a workshop of painters active during the middle of the sixth century B.C. Exekias, the greatest black-figure artist, began among them. Geryon was a three-bodied creature who lived far to the west with his dog and herd of cattle. One of Herakles' labors was to kill Geryon and bring back the cattle.
- Artist
- Group E
- Date
- ca. 540 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, Attic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Fletcher Fund, 1956
