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Terracotta amphora (jar) ca. 540 B.C. Attributed to a painter of Group E Obverse, Herakles wrestling the Nemean LionReverse, Herakles fighting GeryonGroup 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.. Terracotta amphora (jar) 254869 : Attributed to a painter of Group E, Terracotta amphora (jar), ca. 540 B.C., Terracotta,

Terracotta amphora (jar) ca. 540 B.C. Attributed to a painter of Group E Obverse, Herakles wrestling the Nemean LionReverse, Herakles fighting GeryonGroup 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.. Terracotta amphora (jar)  254869 : Attributed to a painter of Group E, Terracotta amphora (jar), ca. 540 B.C., Terracotta, Stock Photo
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1513 x 2000 px | 25.6 x 33.9 cm | 10.1 x 13.3 inches | 150dpi

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19 January 2022

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Terracotta amphora (jar) ca. 540 B.C. Attributed to a painter of Group E Obverse, Herakles wrestling the Nemean LionReverse, Herakles fighting GeryonGroup 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.. Terracotta amphora (jar) 254869 : Attributed to a painter of Group E, Terracotta amphora (jar), ca. 540 B.C., Terracotta, H. 14 13/16 in. (37.7 cm) diameter of mouth 6 11/16 in. (17 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1956 (56.171.11)