Herakles_Kerberos_Staatliche_Antikensammlungen_1493.jpg


Summary

Artist
Deutsch: Bucci-Maler
English: Bucci Painter
Français : Peintre de Bucci
Description
Deutsch: Herakles treibt Kerberos vor sich her. Die Bestie sieht drohende aus, wendet einen Kopf zurück und stellt ihre Schwanzschlange auf. A-Seite einer schwarzfigurigen attischen Halsamphora mit Fehlbrand, um 540 v. Chr. Aus Vulci.
English: Heracles drives Cerberus ahead of him. The beast turns one of his heads back in a threatening manner and raises its snake tail. A side of a faultily-fired Attic neck amphora, c. 540 BC. Found in Vulci.
Français : Héraclès poussant Cerbère devant lui. Le chien a un air menaçant, tournant vers le héros une de ses deux têtes et sa queue serpentiforme. Face A d'une amphore à col attique à figures noires présentant un défaut de cuisson, v. 540 av. J.-C. Provenance : Vulci.
Dimensions H. 33 cm; D. rim 15.8 cm; D. base 12.2 cm
institution QS:P195,Q707981
Current location
Room 2
Accession number
Inv. 1493 (SL 84)
Credit line Candelori collection
References Beazley, Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters , Oxford, 1956, 316.7
Source/Photographer User:Bibi Saint-Pol , Own work , 2007-02-09

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