Heracles’ 1st Labor: The Nemean Lion by The London Painter E 105
Within a circle of single maeanders, interspersed with six red cross squares, Heracles strangling the Nemean lion. Heracles, youthful and beardless, bending forward to right, has locked both arms from above around the lion's neck, and with his head pressed downwards against its mane, compresses the throat so that the jaws are open and tongue protruding. The fore paws of the lion are planted on the thighs of Heracles, whose club has fallen behind him. The contest takes place on rocky ground, which is indicated by an irregularly-shaped space left red. The hair of Heracles is crisp and curly; the curls indicated by raised dots.
Attic red-figured kylix
(Height 10,15 cm; Diameter 28,55 cm)
Attributer to The London Painter E 105
440 – 430 BC
London, The British Museum
Heracles’ 1st Labor: The Nemean Lion by The London Painter E 105
Within a circle of single maeanders, interspersed with six red cross squares, Heracles strangling the Nemean lion. Heracles, youthful and beardless, bending forward to right, has locked both arms from above around the lion's neck, and with his head pressed downwards against its mane, compresses the throat so that the jaws are open and tongue protruding. The fore paws of the lion are planted on the thighs of Heracles, whose club has fallen behind him. The contest takes place on rocky ground, which is indicated by an irregularly-shaped space left red. The hair of Heracles is crisp and curly; the curls indicated by raised dots.
Attic red-figured kylix
(Height 10,15 cm; Diameter 28,55 cm)
Attributer to The London Painter E 105
440 – 430 BC
London, The British Museum