Part of a kylix decorated in the black-figure technique. It was found in 1996 during the Makrygiannis plot excavation, within a pit east of the METRO I street, in the place where, at a later date, House ΙΑ was built. Almost half of the vase’s body, as well as parts of the handles, have been preserved, reassembled from five fragments.

The exterior is decorated with a depiction of Herakles fighting the Nemean lion, a Labour assigned to the hero by Eurystheas. Herakles is shown bearded and in the nude. He stands with his left leg bended and the right one stretched to the back. With one hand he tightens the beast’s neck while with the other he grabs its right hind leg to pin it down. The lion is almost subdued as its gapping mouth and extended tongue shows.

Behind the scene of the battle, on a secondary plane, the fully armed goddess Athena stands watching the struggle unfold. Iolaus, Herakles helper and companion, is depicted to the right of the lion, holding a club and a garment. A standing figure in a fragmentary state, perhaps a spectator, is preserved to Herakles’ left. The scene’s background is covered with grape vines and hastily rendered bunches of grapes and below the handle is depicted a dolphin.

The interior of the kylix is covered with lustrous black paint and the medallion in the centre preserves part of the head of a female figure with her hair gathered in a bun and secured with a band.