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title: Black-Figure Hercules & Nessos
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2851/black-figure-hercules--nessos/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Black-Figure Hercules & Nessos

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Black-Figure Hercules & Nessos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2851.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2851.jpg)

## Image Caption

Attic black-figure funerary [amphora](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amphora/) depicting Heracles wrestling down the [Centaur](https://www.worldhistory.org/centaur/) Nessos, from a [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) in [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/), 620-610 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum of Athens)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2014, July 25). Black-Figure Hercules & Nessos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2851/black-figure-hercules--nessos/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Black-Figure Hercules & Nessos." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 25, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2851/black-figure-hercules--nessos/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Black-Figure Hercules & Nessos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Jul 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2851/black-figure-hercules--nessos/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/14135210963/in/set-72157626716795940)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/14135210963/in/set-72157626716795940) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/14135210963/in/set-72157626716795940). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 25 July 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.