Heracles, Nereus & Nereids - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)
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DETAILS
| Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum of Tarquinia |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Tarquinia RC4194 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 397 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Kylix, Little Master Lip |
| Painter | Attributed to the Xenokles Group |
| Date | - |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles wrestles a fish-tailed sea god--either Nereus, the old man of the sea, or his grandson Triton. The deity has the head, arms and chest of a man and the serpentine tail of a fish in place of a lower torso and legs. Heracles stands astride his tail with arms locked tightly about his chest. The pair are surrounded by a dolphin and fish and, in the outer zone, a circle of seventeen Nereid-nymphs holding hands.