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Pottery: black-figured amphora. Designs in black on red panels, with borders of lotus-buds along the top; accessories of white and purple. (a) Heracles carrying off Iole (?): In the centre is Heracles to right, nude and bearded, with club in right hand, sword at back, and lion's skin hanging from left arm, pursuing Iole, who has long hair, fillet, long chiton and striped himation embroidered with white rosettes; she flees to right, looking back at him, with left arm raised and right pointing downwards. On the right is a beardless male figure, probably an attendant, departing and looking back; he wears a striped chlamys, and his left hand is raised. On the left, behind Heracles, is a bearded male figure to right, in a long white chiton and striped himation (doubtless Eurytos, the father of Iole); behind him an attendant to right, nude and beardless, with long hair. (b) Warrior arming: In the centre is a warrior to right, nude and bearded, stooping to put greave on left leg, the other greave already on. Facing him is a bearded figure in an embroidered himation, supporting his shield, which is painted white, and holding his spear in right hand. Behind the latter are two warriors to left; the further one has a high-crested helmet, greaves, spear, and shield painted white; the other has helmet, greaves, and shield with device of a swan to left. Behind the central warrior is an old man to right, with white hair and beard, fillet, embroidered himation, right hand raised; behind him again a warrior fully armed, but without a cuirass.
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