Relief with Antiochos and Herakles, about 330 B.C., Greek. Marble. National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Image © Hellenic Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports/National Archeological Museum
Relief with Antiochos and Herakles
GETTY VILLA
Museum, Floor 2
On loan from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, a stele honoring Prokleides, a military officer in the Athenian army, is on view at the Getty Villa in a gallery (208) devoted to Religious Offerings. Carved in relief above a public decree are figures of Antiochos, the mythical founder of the tribe Antiochis, and his father, the Greek hero Herakles.
