AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE OLPE

CIRCA 520 B.C.

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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE OLPE
circa 520 b.c.
With Herakles capturing the Cretan Bull, the Seventh of the Twelve Labors, the hero standing center, on the far side of the profile bull, the hero with his club held above his head in his right hand, his left arm reaching forward and gripping the horn of the bull, an altar to the right, vines in the field, a band of meander above, checker-board on the rim, a grafitto on the underside of the foot, details in added red and white
8 in. (21 cm) high

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