Detail of a Terracotta Lekythos with Poseidon, Herakles, and Hermes Fishing in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2017

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Period:Archaic

Date:ca. 515 B.C.

Culture:Greek, Attic

Medium:Terracotta; black-figure

Dimensions:H. 13 15/16 in. (35.4 cm)
diameter of foot 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)

Classification:Vases

Credit Line:Fletcher Fund, 1956

Accession Number:56.171.33

Poseidon, Herakles, and Hermes fishing

The immortals of Mount Olympos were not exclusively engaged in momentous feats. Here three of them are shown fishing, each perched on a rock. Poseidon holds his catch in one hand, his trident in the other; Herakles tries his luck with a rod; and Hermes gesticulates at the right.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254891