Herakles and Pholos

ca. 500 BC

7.6 cm 24 cm

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The surface of this lekythos, a vessel for holding liquids such as oil or perfume, is covered with an assortment of lines and a meander pattern on red on the neck, shoulder, and base. It likely depicts a scene from Herakles' life that was parallel to his main labors. These sid...

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Joseph Brummer, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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