Replica of an Attic black-figure hydria (c. 510 BCE) from Athens, depicting Herakles capturing Cerberus, after the original earthenware vessel attributed to the S Painter and housed in the Toledo Museum of Art.
350,00 €
Replica of an Attic black-figure hydria (c. 510 BCE) from Athens, depicting Herakles capturing Cerberus, after the original earthenware vessel attributed to the S Painter and housed in the Toledo Museum of Art.
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This hydria replica is inspired by an Attic black-figure hydria from Athens dating to about 510 BCE, preserved in the Toledo Museum of Art and attributed to the Greek vase painter known as the S Painter. The original vessel was crafted from wheel-thrown earthenware and decorated using the black-figure technique, where silhouettes were painted in slip and detailed with incised lines.
The painted scene illustrates one of the most famous episodes in Greek mythology: the Twelfth Labor of Herakles, in which the hero captures Cerberus, the three-headed guardian of the Underworld. On the original hydria, Herakles leads the monstrous hound while the gods Hermes and Athena accompany him, symbolizing divine guidance during the hero’s journey into Hades. A column in the composition marks the boundary of the Underworld, reinforcing the mythological setting.
Hydriae were water jars used in daily life and ritual contexts in ancient Greece. Their painted narratives transformed utilitarian vessels into storytelling surfaces, preserving mythological traditions and heroic legends within the visual culture of the Archaic Greek period.
SIZE: 27 cm
MATERIAL: ceramic
PATINA: attic – red figure
METHOD: sand cast
