Heracles Wrestling Triton - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)
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DETAILS
| Museum Collection | The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Malibu 87.AE.22 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 28084 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Cup, Zone |
| Painter | Manner of the Lysippides Painter |
| Date | ca. 520 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles wrestles the fish-tailed sea god Triton. The deity has the head, arms and chest of a man with a coiling, serpentine fish tail in place of a lower torso and legs. The hero, wearing a lion-skin cape, stands astride his tail with arms locked around his chest.