Black-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Hercle (Herakles) and Pholos; Cattle (of Geryon?)

attributed to Tityos Painter (Etruscan, active at Vulci c. 530–510 BCE)

c. 520 BCE

Medium: ceramic
Classification: Ceramic
Dimensions: Diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); Overall: 31.3 cm (12 5/16 in.); Diameter of foot: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Culture: Etruscan
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art, Greek and Roman Art
Credit line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Rights: Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

About this work

This oinochoe or wine pitcher is a type of pottery made by the Etruscans or pre-Italic peoples.