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Neck Amphora with Herakles and the Erymanthian Boar
(Ancient Greece )
The scene depicts the third of Herakles' labors, the capture of the wild Erymanthian boar. The victorious hero has brought the boar alive to the king who had demanded the labor, and, as Herakles holds the boar aloft, King Eurystheus cowers below in a storage jar. Two female figures watch the scene. On the back, the wine-god Dionysus holds out a "kantharos" (a deep two-handled cup) of wine to a maenad, one of his female followers, flanked by dancing satyrs.
Provenance
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Jean Mikas, Paris, by 1923, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York, 1923, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1936 | Treatment | repaired; loss compensation |
| 7/1/1936 | Examination | condition |
| 9/22/2000 | Treatment | cleaned; reconstructed; loss compensation |
Geographies
Greece, Athens
(Place of Origin)
Greece (Kid-Friendly)
Measurements
H: 16 13/16 x Diam: 11 3/16 in. (42.7 x 28.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
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.
48.253