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P28.1 HERACLES & THE TROJAN CETUS

Heracles & Trojan Cetus | Caeretan black figure vase painting
DETAILS
Private Collection Stavros S. Niarchos Collection, Athens
Catalogue No. N/A
Beazley Archive No. N/A
Ware Caeretan Black Figure
Shape Hydria
Painter -
Date ca 530 - 520 B.C.
Period Archaic

DESCRIPTION

Heracles battles the Trojan Cetus (Sea-Monster). The hero is naked and wields a fish-hook in one hand. The mosnter is depicted as a shark-like beast with a spiny back and undulating tail. Several sea creatures surround it--a seal, two dolphins and an octopus.

ARTICLES

Trojan Cetus