M22.1 HERACLES & THE CERYNITIAN HIND
| Museum Collection | Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Toledo 1958.69a |
| Beazley Archive No. | 351252 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Amphora, Pointed |
| Painter | Attributed toLeagros Group or Acheloos Painter |
| Date | ca. 510 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles captures the Cerynitian hind as one of his twelve labours, seizing it by the antlers. The hero wears a lion-skin cape and quiver on his back. He is supported by the goddess Athena who wears a helm and snake-trimmed aegis cloak.