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J. Paul Getty Museum

Herakles and the Hydra, black-figure hydria attributed to the Eagle Painter

Herakles (right) grasps one of the Hydra's heads with his left hand, raising his club in his right. Iolaos (left) grasps another head with his left hand and begins to cut it off with a sickle in his right. Below Iolaos a small fire burns.
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    Herakles and Iolaos fight the Hydra. Detail of a black-figure Caeretan hydria attributed to the Eagle Painter. The J. Paul Getty Museum 83.AE.346. Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.

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    J. Paul Getty Museum
    Associated Passages
    205-248
    524-532
    Properties
    Date
    520–510 BCE
    Medium
    terracotta
    Location
    J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa
    Image Credit
    J. Paul Getty Museum

    Intaglio with Bust of Demosthenes

    Intaglio with Bust of Demosthenes
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      Date
      about 25 BC
      Dimensions
      2 × 1.4 × 5 cm (13/16 × 9/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
      Image Credit
      J. Paul Getty Museum
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