Heracles & Nereus - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)
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DETAILS
| Museum Collection | British Museum, London |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | London 1843,1103.47 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 202006 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Hydria |
| Painter | Attributed to the Berlin Painter |
| Date | ca. 490 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles accosts Nereus, the old man of the sea, in his quest for the golden apples of the Hesperides. The hero wears a lion-skin cape and a bow and quiver strapped to his back. Nereus is depicted as a balding, white-haired old man crowned with a wreath (of seaweed?). He holds a fish in one hand and a sceptre in the other.