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Two-handled jar (amphora) with Herakles
Greek
Archaic Period
about 520 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Height: 40.8 cm (16 1/16 in.); diameter: 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Abbott Lawrence in the name of J. W. Paige
Accession Number97.205
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
CVA Boston 1, pl. 41.
DescriptionSide A: Herakles killing the Nemean lion, flanked by Iolaos and Athena.
Side B: Herakles grasping right hand of Athena, flanked by Iolaos and Hermes. A large piece in B restored.
Side B: Herakles grasping right hand of Athena, flanked by Iolaos and Hermes. A large piece in B restored.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mrs. Abbott Lawrence Collection; 1897: gift to MFA of Mrs. Abbott Lawrence in the name of J. W. Paige