An Attic Black-Figured Hydria with Herakles Mounting His Quadriga

An Attic Black-Figured Hydria with Herakles Mounting His Quadriga

Circa Late 6th Century B.C.the lionskin-cloaked Herakles attended by Athena, Apollo, Dionysos and Hermes.Height 13 inches.

Continental Decorative Arts

A hole at the back to the right of the central handle along the shoulder, with some possible repair and overpainting along the shoulder. A small patch of repair at the base of the neck, just to the right of the center, with minor fill. Surface wear, crackling, crazing, flaking, abrasions, minor chips and losses throughout. Some salts along the surface.

Provenance:Donna Jacobs Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan, 1987 (with invoice)