A headless Hercules is leading a four-legged beast in this piece from National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Do you know or have a good guess as to what the creature is?
Hercules Black Figure
Photos of ancient pottery from Greece
Hercules leading a big headed four-legged monster, late black figure bowl.
Hercules leading a big headed four-legged monster, with black woolly fur, white belly, and floppy puppy ears. A late black figure bowl at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
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