Terracotta phiale (libation bowl)

Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Calenian

3rd century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 164

The scene represented in relief on these two phialai derives from a late fifth century B.C. prototype, probably of silver. It represents the apotheosis of Herakles, who appears in a four-horse chariot drawn by a winged Nike and accompanied by the chariots of Athena, Ares, and Dionysos.

Rogers Fund, 1923 (23.160.12)

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Title: Terracotta phiale (libation bowl)
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Calenian
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: diameter 7 3/4in. (19.7cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, 1901
Object Number: 01.8.13
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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