M12.1 CERBERUS & HERACLES
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre E701 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Caeretan Black Figure |
| Shape | Hydria |
| Painter | - |
| Date | ca 530 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles delivers Cerberus, the hound of Hades, to King Eurystheus as one of his twelve labours. The three-headed hound is depicted as a lion-sized beast with a mane of coiling serpents. The hero wears a lion-skin cape and holds a knotted club in one hand. The king (partially shown, far left) cowers inside a pithos jar.