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Source Description
In another of his labors, Herakles has returned from the underworld with Kerberos, the multi-headed dog who guards its entrance, while the messenger-god Hermes leads the way, with two women looking on. On the back, a warrior draws his sword on a modestly veiled woman in the presence of two onlookers; this scene has been identified as Menelaos' recovery of Helen after the capture of Troy.
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Document identity
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30822
label
Belly Amphora with the Reclamation of Helen and Herakles and Kerberos
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Source metadata
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30822
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object
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normalized
title
Belly Amphora with the Reclamation of Helen and Herakles and Kerberos
description
In another of his labors, Herakles has returned from the underworld with Kerberos, the multi-headed dog who guards its entrance, while the messenger-god Hermes leads the way, with two women looking on. On the back, a warrior draws his sword on a modestly veiled woman in the presence of two onlookers; this scene has been identified as Menelaos' recovery of Helen after the capture of Troy.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, before 1897, no. 189; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
540-530 BCE (Archaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
amphorae (storage vessels)
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
48.2
height
32.1
depth
20.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 19 x W: 12 5/8 x Diameter at rim: 7 15/16 in. (48.2 x 32.07 x 20.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
style
Attic
med
terracotta; black figure
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2067
collection_ids
GRC
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2089
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photo
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photo
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photo
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