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Source Description
Apollo and Herakles struggle over the Delphic tripod in the central scene of this lekythos (oil vessel). Artemis supports her twin, while Athena supports Herakles.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
36746
label
Lekythos with Apollo and Herakles Fighting over the Delphic Tripod
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
36746
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Lekythos with Apollo and Herakles Fighting over the Delphic Tripod
description
Apollo and Herakles struggle over the Delphic tripod in the central scene of this lekythos (oil vessel). Artemis supports her twin, while Athena supports Herakles.
provenance
Henry Walters, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 6th century BCE (Archaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
lekythoi
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20
height
7.7
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7 7/8 x 3 1/16 in. (20 x 7.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
med
terracotta; black figure with white paint
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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b6e04eb1feea8c7c
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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2142585d3d241463
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no
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no