Asset number
472482001
Description
Pottery: red-figured kylix. Interior: Within a thin red circle, a Warrior standing beside his horse, whose rein he draws downward with his right hand; of the warrior only the head with upper part of face, the edge of his shield, and the right forearm are preserved; of the horse, the head to base of neck, tail, and part of one hind leg. Imitation inscriptions. Exterior: (a) Combat of Warriors, in which Pegasi take part. On each side a Pegasos springs forward, attacking a warrior who retreats, thrusting at it with his spear; the one on left has a Corinthian helmet, and a shield with device of a sepia, around which has been written ?a??? (?). Most of his shield and much of this Pegasos is wanting. The other warrior has short chiton and greaves, and for device two dolphins to left. Between these groups is another group, of a warrior on right (helmet, short chiton, greaves, shield with device of ithyphallic mule to left) striking downwards with a kopis at an antagonist who has fallen on knees to left. This figure has helmet, scabbard hanging across his body, and shield, of which the ochanon terminates in a palmette; in his right, which falls helplessly to earth, is a sword; his chin sinks on his breast, his jaw drops, and his eyeball turns upwards as if in death. Imitation inscriptions. All the warriors are beardless. (b) Komos of seven wreathed bearded satyrs: (i) (first on left) bends forward clasping with both hands a diota, into the mouth of which he inserts his erect phalios: the design showing his legs is missing from buttocks down, and the upper part of his face has been destroyed by a rivethole: (ii) dances to left, looking back; in his left he holds by one handle a diota, his right is extended in front: legs from knees and part of diota missing: (iii) (ithyphallic) dances in bent attitude to left, swinging his arms: part of both thighs, and both feet are missing: (iv) balances himself on his buttocks on ground to right, supporting on uplifted legs and arms a diota; part of diota, most of right leg and both feet missing: (v) dances to right, holding on left shoulder a diota into which (vi) looks, letting his own diota drop, and raising his right arm over his head: most of (v) from shoulders downwards, and the buttocks of (vi) wanting; (vii) (ithyphallic) dances to right, body thrown back, both arms raised, looking downwards; his buttocks and his left hand only are missing. All the diotae have an ivy wreath on the shoulder. Purple inscriptions, wreaths, bridle and sword-belt. Brown markings throughout b only, but used also for the pubes of the dying warrior in a. Below the exterior scenes is a band of single inverted palmettes. Below one handle is a single large palmette; below the other may have been two palmettes, one of which is now missing.
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