Black-Gloss Mesomphalic Phiale (Libation Bowl): Apotheosis of Herakles

200s BCE
Diameter: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.); Overall: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)
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Location: 102D Pre-Roman

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This type of glossy ceramic vessel likely imitates costlier objects made of precious metal.

Description

Four four-horse chariots proceed around the interior of this libation bowl, each driven by a winged Nike (Victory) and accompanied by a flying Eros. Each carries a different figure—Athena, Herakles, Ares, and Dionysos—and small animals race along before the horses. The appearance of Herakles with these Olympians suggests his apotheosis.
Black-Gloss Mesomphalic Phiale (Libation Bowl): Apotheosis of Herakles

Black-Gloss Mesomphalic Phiale (Libation Bowl): Apotheosis of Herakles

200s BCE

South Italian, Campanian (Calenian)

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