File:Herakles Kyknos BM B364.jpg

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English: Nikosthenes, potter (signed)
Français : Nicosthénès, pottier (signé)
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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.
Dimensions H. 37.5 cm (14 ¾ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Main floor, room 13, Greek & Rome
Accession number
GR 1842.4-7.17 (Cat. Vases B 364)
References Beazley, ABV, 229.
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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