66. Heracles and Lernaean Hydra

3D Model

Description: oil flask (lekythos) depicting Heracles’ Second Labor in which he must slay the many-headed serpent of Lerna; to the right is the hero’s nephew Iolaus. Small pouring vessel has a single handle which attaches at the neck and at the shoulder. The base is a flat disk. Black figures of Hercules fighting the Hydra decorate the red surface. The object has been repaired at the base with pink clay. It has also been broken and repaired with glue at the neck and the handle.

Measurements (cm): H: 9.9 W: 4.7 L: 3.1

References: None

This model was created with 120 images at 6000 x 4000 resolution in Bentley ContextCapture.