- Museum number
- 1843,1103.82
- Description
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Pottery: black-figured hydria. Designs in black on red panels, divided by maeander, with borders of ivy down the sides; accessories of white on purple.
1. On the shoulder: Battle-scene: A quadriga driving rapidly to left, in which is a charioteer, bearded, in long white chiton, with Boeotian shield at back and goad in left hand. By his side runs a warrior armed with visored helmet, cuirass,, greaves, spear, and shield with device of a dolphin; behind is an archer to left, bearded, in peaked cap, jerkin and anaxyrides with a white stripe, quiver at left side; he crouches down as he draws his bow. The horses are driving over a fallen warrior, who is beardless, and lies at full length on his face to right, stripped of his armour. Opposing the quadriga are three warriors, all fully armed; the first kneels on one knee to left, looking back, defending himself with shield and spear; the other two advance to his aid; on the shield of the last one are three pellets.
2. On the body: Harnessing of horses to a quadriga: To right stands a quadriga, to which two horses are already harnessed; a charioteer stands by to right on further side of horses adjusting the harness, bearded, with fillet and long white chiton, the folds indicated by wavy lines. A nude beardless youth, wearing a fillet, is just stepping into the quadriga, and holds goad in right hand, reins in left. A third horse, the παράσειρος, of a piebald colour, is being brought up on the left by a male figure nearly hidden. The fourth horse for the near side is omitted. At the horses' heads stands a nude beardless male figure to left with long tresses and fillet, caressing one of the horses.
3. Below, Boar-hunt: In the centre is the boar to right; on either side is a nude mounted hunter charging the boar with a spear; the one on the left is beardless, the one on the right wears a peaked cap. Three spears are sticking in the back of the boar. Behind each horseman is a male figure running up, with chlamys over his left arm.
- Production date
- 520BC-500BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 45.72 centimetres
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Height: 450 millimetres
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Weight: 4.90 kilograms (approx)
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Width: 375 millimetres
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Depth: 330 millimetres
- Location
- On display (G14/dc1)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1980 5 Jun-26 Oct, London, BM, The Ancient Olympic Games
2008 1 May-12 Jul, Shanghai, The Ancient Olympic Games
2008 2 Aug-31 Sep, Hong Kong, The Ancient Olympic Games
- Acquisition date
- 1843
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1843,1103.82