Dish (piatto); The story of Hercules: the gods called upon Hercules to help them defend Olympus against the attack of the Giants, sons of Uranus and Gaea (Heaven and Earth)
Object type: Dish
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Culture: Italian, Deruta
Date: ca. 1510
Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Dimensions: Diam. 18 7/16 in. (46.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Hercules|Male Nudes