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1613206836
Description
Pottery: black-figured hydria. Designs in black on red panels, separated by maeander, with borders of ivy down the sides; accessories of white and purple.
1. On the shoulder: Departure of a warrior: In the centre a quadriga to left, into which the charioteer is stepping, bearded, in short embroidered chiton, with sword at side. In advance of him, looking back, is a warrior in a visored helmet, with spear and shield with device of three pellets. In front of the horses is an old man seated on an okladias to right, with white hair and beard, in long chiton and himation, in left hand a sceptre. On the left is a nude bearded male figure advancing to left, looking back, with left hand raised over the old man's head. In front of him is a warrior with visored helmet, greaves, spear, shield with device of a plane-leaf, facing an old man with white hair and beard, wrapped in a himation, with sceptre in right hand. Behind the chariot is a female figure to right, in long chiton and himation ov… (See Merlin record for full description)
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