P10.3 HERACLES WRESTLING TRITON
| Museum Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | New York 23.160.1 |
| Beazley Archive No. | - |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Hydria |
| Painter | Attributed as related to the Antimenes Painter |
| Date | ca. 530 - 520 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles wrestles the sea-god Triton in the company of Nereus, the old man of the sea, and Doris or Amphitrite. The marine god has the tail of a fish in place of a lower torso and legs. The hero, wearing a lion-skin cape, grasps him by the chest with legs astride his tail. Nereus is depicted as a balding, white-haired old man holding a staff. The key figures in this scene are labelled on a similar vase from the same period (see image P10.1).