M23.1 HERACLES & THE ERYMANTHIAN BOAR
| Museum Collection | Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Harvard 1960.314 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 351253 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Amphora, Neck |
| Painter | Attributed to the Acheloos Painter |
| Date | ca 510 - 500 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles captures the Erymanthian boar as one of his twelve labours. The hero wears a lion-skin cape and brandishes a club. His squire Iolaus, on the receiving end of the boar's tusks, assists him in the endeavour.