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Black-figured oinochoe with a depiction of Heracles fighting against king Diomedes. Heracles is naked and holds his club, the lion skin, a bow and some arrows. He faces Diomedes who is also naked and raises a spear. The two men are in a fighting stance. Diomedes is depicted at a young age. Behind Heracles are the horses of Diomedes.
Caption Black-figured oinochoe depicting Heracles fighting with Diomedes for his horses
Mythic people Herakles (Hero) ,Diomedes (King)
Type Clay object
Artist/Creator Kyknos Painter
Origin Vulci, Etruria
Current position Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Napoli (Italy)
Index number 81057
Dating 7th-6th c. BC.
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