Terracotta amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 530 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 18 9/16 in. (47.2 cm), Vases, Obverse, Herakles and Amazons in combat, Reverse, Dionysos, Hermes, and satyrs. Amazons were mythical women warriors thought to live in a remote region of Asia Minor. One of the twelve labors that Herakles had to perform for his master, King Eurystheus, was to capture the girdle of the Amazon queen Hippolyte
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Terracotta amphora, jar, Archaic, ca, 530 B.C, Greek, Attic, Terracotta, black-figure, H, 18 9/16, 47.2 cm, Vases, Obverse, Herakles, Amazons, combat, Reverse, Dionysos, Hermes, satyrs, mythical women warriors, thought, live, remote region, Asia Minor, twelve labors, perform, master, King Eurystheus, capture, girdle, Amazon queen, Hippolyte
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