Attributes of Heracles
Marble, smalt.Late 1st — early 2nd century. Inv. No. E.3133.Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage MuseumPhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy
Attributes of Heracles.
Marble, smalt.
Late 1st — early 2nd century.
Late 1st — early 2nd century.
Inv. No. E.3133.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).
Origin:
Found in 1740s near the Aventine hill in Rome.
Description:
In the top part there are the attributes of Heracles: a club and a bowl for wine, and also a mask of the hero. In the bottom part, on front of cart, harnessed by wild boars there are the mythical gold apples from the garden of nymphs Hesperides, granting the eternal youth, stolen by Heracles.
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Keywords: ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ἡρακλῆς ηρακλής herakles heracles èracle eracle héraclès ρωμαϊκή romana roman römische romaine hercules ercole herkules hercule μωσαϊκό mosaic mosaics mosaica mosaici mosaik mosaïque ρώμη rome roma romano rom römisches marble marmo marmor marbre μάρμαρο club clava keule massue gold apple golden apples pomo pomi mela mele d’oro goldener apfel goldene äpfel pomme pommes d’or χρυσό μήλο χρυσά μήλα theatrical mask masks maschere maschera teatrale theatermaske theatermasken masques masque de théâtre θεατρική μάσκα column colonna kolonne säule colonne columna κολόνα στύλος tack harness finimenti geschirr harnachement cup bowl coppa becher schale coupe carriage wagon carro wild boar cinghiale wildschwein keiler sanglier smalt smalte sacred vessel vaso sacro heiliges gefäß vaisseau sacré attribute attributes attributo attributi attribut attributs for wine inv no e 3133
