Fragment of a red-figure kylix: Herakles destroying the house of Nereus
Fragment of a red-figure kylix: Herakles destroying the house of Nereus
Fragment of a red-figure kylix: Herakles destroying the house of Nereus
Fragment of a red-figure kylix: Herakles destroying the house of Nereus

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Fragment of a red-figure kylix: Herakles destroying the house of Nereus,

ca. 490 BCE

attributed to the manner of the Antiphon Painter, Greek, Attic, 500–475 BCE
Greek, Attic
y1992-75 a-c

Information

Title
Fragment of a red-figure kylix: Herakles destroying the house of Nereus
Dates

ca. 490 BCE

Maker
attributed to the manner of the Antiphon Painter
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
a: 3.4 x 7.8 x 0.3 cm (1 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 1/8 in.) b: 1.8 x 3.2 x 0.1 cm (11/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick H. Schultz Jr., Class of 1976
Object Number
y1992-75 a-c
Culture
Attic
Period
Red-figure
Type
kylikes, fragments, ceramics
Materials
ceramic
Subject
deaths, heroes, amphorae, men, mythology, legs

Acquired by Frederick H. Schultz, Jr., Class of 1976, at an unknown date from an unknown source; given to the Museum in 1992 by Schultz.

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