N18.1 HERACLES & GERAS
| Museum Collection | National Etruscan Museum, Rome |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Villa Giulia 48238 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 202567 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Pelike |
| Painter | Attributed to the Matsch Painter |
| Date | ca. 500 - 450 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles converses with Geras, the personification of old age. The hero leans on a knotted club and wears a lion-skin cape. The daemon is depicted as a shrunken, old man with an emaciated frame, crooked back, bald pate, large genitals and walking stick.
IMAGE DETAIL
Detail of Geras.