M23.3 HERACLES & THE ERYMANTHIAN BOAR
| Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | London 1843,1103.80 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 310380 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Amphora, Neck |
| Painter | Attributed as Close to Group E |
| Date | ca. 540 - 530 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Side A: Heracles delivers the Erymanthian boar to King Eurystheus as one of his twelve labours. The hero is clothed in a lion-skin cape and carries the boar upside-down across his shoulder. The king cowers inside a buried pithos jar.
Side B: Dionysus and Ariadne holding their infant sons (not shown).