K4.11 THE SUCKLING OF HERACLES
| Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | London F107 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Apulian Red Figure |
| Shape | Lekythos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Suckling Painter |
| Date | ca 360 - 350 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical / Early Hellenistic |
DESCRIPTION
The infant Heracles suckles on the breast of the sleeping Hera. When she awakened to discover the bastard child, she shoved him away and her milk split across the heavens to form the Milky Way. Aphrodite and Hera's distracted attendant Iris stand to either side.