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L2.2 HERACLES & ANTAEUS

Heracles & Antaeus | Attic black figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa
Catalogue No. Tampa 86.29
Beazley Archive No. 351170
Ware Attic Black Figure
Shape Amphora, Neck
Painter Attributed to the Michigan Painter
Date ca 490 - 480 B.C.
Period Late Archaic

DESCRIPTION

Heracles wrestles the Libyan giant Antaeus. The hero has a club and bow strapped to his back. The giant lies prone.

ARTICLES

Antaeus