H2.4 HERACLES, ATHENA & ZEUS
| Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | London B424 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 301068 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Kylix, Little Master Lip |
| Painter | Signed by the Phrynos Potter |
| Date | ca. 560 B.C. |
| Period | Early Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Athena brings Heracles to Zeus on Olympus after the hero's death on the pyre and subsequent apotheosis. Heracles wears a lion-skin cape and holds a club and bow. Athena wears the serpent-trimmed aegis cloak. Zeus, seated on a throne, bears a royal sceptre.
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