Terracotta fragment of a calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

Unknown

490–470 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Part of left forearm with hand holding a helmet; upper torso, in three-quarter view, genitals, and thighs of a nude Herakles to left, grasping one leg of the tripod in his left hand; draped Apollo to right, grasping the tripod in his right hand and holding a bow in his left; in between Herakles and Apollo, a deer

Artist

Unknown

Date

490–470 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011