File:Herakles Kyknos BM B364.jpg
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Summary
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English: Nikosthenes, potter (signed)
Français : Nicosthénès, pottier (signé) |
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| Description |
English: Zeus (centre) parts Athena (left) and Ares (right) while Kyknos (far right) flees Herakles (here unseen) approaching in his chariot (far left). The scene has also been thought to represent a Gigatomachy. Attic black-figured volute-krater, ca. 540–510 BC.
Français : Zeus (au centre) sépare Athéna (à gauche) et Arès (à droite) alors que Cycnos (tout à droite) fuit Héraclès (non représenté ici) arrivant sur son chariot (tout à gauche). La scène a également été interprétée comme une gigantomachie. Cratère à volutes attique à figures noires, vers 540-510 av. J.-C. |
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| Dimensions | H. 37.5 cm (14 ¾ in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Main floor, room 13, Greek & Rome |
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| Accession number |
GR 1842.4-7.17 (Cat. Vases B 364) |
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| References | Beazley, ABV, 229. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Jastrow (2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 07:58, 25 November 2006 | 3,000 × 1,500 (2.69 MB) | Jastrow | {{BritishMuseum |Nikosthenes, potter (signed) |Zeus (centre) parts Athena (left) and Ares (right) while Kyknos (far right) flees Herakles (here unseen) approaching in his chariot (far left). Attic black-figured volute-krater, ca. 540–510 BC. |Unspecifie |
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