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Apollo riding a griffin while playing the lyre.        
Red-figured Attic cup, 1st half 4th BCE                
Terracotta                                             
Inv. IV 202
#10030211

Apollo riding a griffin while playing the lyre. Red-figured Attic cup, 1...

Hermes sacrificing a dog disguised as a pig.           
Red-figured Attic cup, 510-500 BCE                     
Terracotta, H: 7.5 cm, D: 20 cm, painting 10.2 cm      
Inv. IV 3691
#10030212

Hermes sacrificing a dog disguised as a pig. Red-figured Attic cup, 5...

Poseidon (with trident) fighting the Giants.           
Red-figured Attic crater, 1st quarter 5th BCE          
Terracotta, height: 31 cm, diameter: 31 cm             
Inv. 688
#10030213

Poseidon (with trident) fighting the Giants. Red-figured Attic crater...

Oedipus solves the riddle of the Sphinx.               
Red-figured Attic pelike, 470-460 BCE                  
Terracotta                                             
Inv.IV 3728
#10030214

Oedipus solves the riddle of the Sphinx. Red-figured Attic pelike...

Heracles fights the Nemean lion, one of the 12 labours.
Black-figured Attic kalpis, early 5th BCE              
Terracotta, height: 21.9 cm, diameter: 16.2 cm         
Inv. IV 253
#10030217

Heracles fights the Nemean lion, one of the 12 labours. Black-figured Attic kalp...

Heracles and the Giant Antaios, who gained new strength
whenever he touched the earth, i.e. his mother Gaia.   
Heracles strangled him while holding him above ground. 
Red-figured Attic cup, early 5th BCE. Terracotta.      
Height: 8.8 cm, diameter: 21.7 cm    Inv. IV 3692
#10030218

Heracles and the Giant Antaios, who gained new strength whenever he touched the...

Hephaistos, god of fire, of bronzework,                
and of craftsmen, returns to Olympos.                  
Black-figured Attic amphora, end 6th BCE               
Terracotta, height 40 cm, diameter 27.3 cm             
Inv. IV 1040
#10030220

Hephaistos, god of fire, of bronzework, and of craftsmen, return...

Meleager kills the Caledonian Boar.                    
Red-figured Attic pelike, mid 5th BCE                  
Terracotta, height: 17.3 cm, diam.: 12.7 cm            
Inv. IV 781
#10030221

Meleager kills the Caledonian Boar. Red-figured Attic pelike...

Achilles and Troilos.                                  
Red-figured hydria, 330-310 BCE                        
Terracotta                                             
Inv. IV 2949
#10030227

Achilles and Troilos. Red-figured hydria, 330-...

Trojan King Priamus begs Achilles to let               
him have the body of Hector, his slain son.            
Hector's body lies under Achilles' bed.                
Red-figured Attic skyphos from Caere, around 490 BCE   
Height: 25 cm             Inv. IV 3710
#10030228

Trojan King Priamus begs Achilles to let him have the body of Hec...

Warrior in arms and armour (Athena?).
Red-figured amphora, Attic, around 480 BCE
Terracotta, height 42.3 cm, diam. 29.4 cm
Inv. IV 3724
#10030231

Warrior in arms and armour (Athena?). Red-figured amphora, Attic, around 480 BCE...

Zeus and the cow Io. Hermes killing                    
the hundred-eyed Argos who guarded Io.                 
Red-figured Attic stamnos, terracotta                  
Height: 29.8 cm, diameter: 24.5 cm                     
Inv. IV 3729
#10030261

Zeus and the cow Io. Hermes killing the hundred-eyed Argos w...