Louvre N 3408 (Vase)

Herakles with Nike in a chariot drawn by four centaurs and preceded by a character in an actor's costume

ID:
aa_4106
Beazley Number:
217495
Type:
Vase
Date:
ca. -410 — ca. -400
Period:
High Classical
Context:
From Cyrenaica
Painter:
Attributed to the Nikias Painter
Attributed By:
J.D. Beazley
Ware:
Attic Red Figure
Shape:
Oinochoe
Shape Description

Chous (Beazley's type 3 Oinochoe), trefoil-lipped

Collection:
Paris, Muse du Louvre

Citations and Bibliography

ARV2, 1335.34; Para, 522; Beazley Addenda 2, 365

Boardman 1989, fig. 321

View of the front...
View of the front
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View of the left...
View of the left side
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Detail of the trefoil...
Detail of the trefoil lip on the left side
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Detail of the figural...
Detail of the figural scene, left: snub-nosed Nike, wearing a belted, sleeveless chiton with a long overfold, and a sphendone in her hair, leaning back in the chariot box; bearded Herakles stands in the chariotbox, to her left, wearing his lionskin, and grasping his box in his left hand, and club in his upraised right hand
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Detail of the figural scene, top left: upper bodies of Nike and Herakles
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Detail of the figural scene, center: quadriga comprised of four bearded centaurs
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Detail of the figural scene, right of center: foreparts of four bearded centaurs drawing the chariot
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Detail of the figural scene, right: bearded male figure dancing, with torches in each of his hands; he is shown in a 3/4-view to the left, and wears an actor's costume, comprised of loose-fitting leggings, drapery over his shoulders, an elongated penis, and a wreath in his hair
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