M21.2 HERACLES & THE STYMPHALIAN BIRDS
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre F387 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 7590 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Amphora, Neck |
| Painter | Attributed to Diosphos Painter |
| Date | C6th B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles destroys the Stymphalian birds with a sling as one of his twelve labours. The hero wears a lion-skin cape and has a (bear?-) pelt slung over one arm.