M12.5 CERBERUS, HERMES & HERACLES
| Museum Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Boston 01.8025 |
| Beazley Archive No. | - |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Kylix |
| Painter | Paseas (aka the Painter of the Cerberus Plate) |
| Date | ca. 525 - 520 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles drags Cerberus, the hound of Hades, from the underworld on a lead as one of his twelve labours. The hero wears a lion-skin cape and raises a bow to subdue the beast. He is accompanied by the god Hermes, guide of the dead, who wears a peaked cap and holds a herald's wand (kerykeion) in his hand.