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Belly Amphora with the Reclamation of Helen and Herakles and Kerberos
(Ancient Greece )
In another of his labors, Herakles has returned from the underworld with Kerberos, the multi-headed dog who guards its entrance, while the messenger-god Hermes leads the way, with two women looking on. On the back, a warrior draws his sword on a modestly veiled woman in the presence of two onlookers; this scene has been identified as Menelaos' recovery of Helen after the capture of Troy.
Provenance
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Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, before 1897, no. 189; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2009-2011 | Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art, San Diego; Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/1/1936 | Treatment | other |
| 10/1/1945 | Treatment | cleaned; repaired; loss compensation; coated |
| 11/17/2008 | Treatment | cleaned; stabilized; reconstructed; loss compensation; coated |
Geographies
Greece, Athens (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 19 x W: 12 5/8 x Diameter at rim: 7 15/16 in. (48.2 x 32.07 x 20.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.16