Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Diosphos Painter

ca. 500 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, Hera sending out Iris with the Nemean lion Reverse, Herakles wrestling the Nemean lion The very rare representation on the obverse depicts a story preserved in Hesiod's Theogony. Hera, queen of the gods, sends out Iris, the divine messenger, with the lion that will ravage the region of Nemea. On the other side, Herakles wrestles with the lion as Athena stands by to assure a successful outcome.

Artist

Diosphos Painter

Date

ca. 500 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Museum Accession