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Fragment of a Volute-Krater with Hoplite and Horseman

Fragment of a Volute-Krater with Hoplite and Horseman

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CultureGreek, Attic
Datec. 530-510 BCE
Mediumblack-figured terracotta
Dimensions3 11/16 x 3 3/4 in. (9.4 x 9.5 cm)
Classificationsceramics
Credit LineGift of Professors Henry and Sara Immerwahr
Object number77.6.3
DescriptionA leftward-running maeander on the side of the rim between two washy lines. On neck, single black lines set off a frieze with a Greek hoplite and horseman to right. At the far left,
part of an eye. The hoplite holds a Boeotian shield by the strap in his left hand and shaft of a long spear diagonally in his right. He wears a crested Corinthian helmet, cuirass,
and incised greaves. The drapery of his chiton has wavy, uneven lines, ending in a zig-zag fold above the knee. To left of the warrior is part of an apotropaic eye, designed to
ward off evil. The horseman at right wears a short, foldless chiton. He holds a spear nearly horizontally in his left hand and the reins in his right. He has a small head with a large nose, and his body is smaller than that of the warrior. The horse has a small head and a large body. Details of its hair, eyes, and legs are incised. Incisions outlining the figures are occasionally too wide and not filled in with black.
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