O14.5 HERACLES, NESSUS & DEIANIRA
| Museum Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | New York 56.171.23 |
| Beazley Archive No. | - |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Amphora, Neck |
| Painter | - |
| Date | ca. 510 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles attacks the centaur Nessus who has abducted his bride Deianira. The hero wears a lion-skin cloak, quiver and sheath and wields a sword. Deianira rides side-saddle on the back of the beast with her arm outstretched towards her husband. The centaur has the upper body of a man (his face obscured behind the maiden) and the lower body of a horse. He brandishes a large rock.