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Water Jar (Hydria) with Herakles and Athena

Water Jar (Hydria) with Herakles and Athena

Priam Painter

This water-storage jar illustrates the traditional departure of Herakles for Mt. Olympos. After his death, Athena escorted the hero to the home of the gods. On the shoulder is the Gigantomachy, the battle of Olympian gods and giants.
Artist
Priam Painter
(Greek, Attic, active ca. 530-510 B.C.E.)
Title
Water Jar (Hydria) with Herakles and Athena
Date
ca. 510 B.C.E.
Medium
Earthenware with black-figure decoration
Dimensions
21 1/4 x 15 3/4 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Frank
Accession No.
68.14.1
Classification
Ceramics
Geography
Greece

Related

5 October 1963, sold at Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. (Basel, Switzerland) auction "Kunstwerke der antike" (lot 110) to Arthur J. and Edith Fairchild Frank (Milwaukee, WI); 21 October 1968, gifted by Arthur J. and Edith Fairchild Frank to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art] [Last researched by Chazen staff 22 December 2021]

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