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| Keywords: Greek - Herakles and the Erymanthian Boar - Walters 48253 - Detail A.jpg 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 ca 520 BC Archaic terracotta cm 42 7 28 4 accession number 48 253 35560 Joseph Brummer New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 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 2009-2011 place of origin Athens Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek black-figure pottery in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Heracles in ancient Greek pottery Erymanthian Boar in Ancient Greek pottery Eurystheus in ancient Greek pottery | ||||
