T17.5 HERACLES & THE CUP-BOAT OF HELIUS
| Museum Collection | State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | St Petersburg PAV8 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 230341 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Pelike |
| Painter | Name vase of the Eleusinian Painter |
| Date | ca 350 B.C. |
| Period | Late Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles sails across the sea in the cup-boat of the sun-god Helius. The hero wears a lion-skin cape and holds a club and bow in his hands.