காண்பிக்க படம் எதுவும் இல்லைஉங்களுக்கு ஏமாற்றம் தருவதற்குஎங்களை மன்னிக்கவும், இந்தப்பொருளின் படங்கள் எதுவும்எங்களிடம் இல்லை.

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)

Unknown Artist

Obverse, Herakles slaying the Egyptian king Busiris

Reverse, the king's priests and attendants in flight

One of the numerous adventures of Herakles took place in Egypt where he encountered Busiris, a king who had been advised to sacrifice all strangers to Zeus in order to avoid drought. Herakles prevailed over Busiris and killed him and all his henchmen.

Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915

c. 470-460 B.C.

Terracotta; red-figure

44.6in

15.27

Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019