Pottery: black-figured amphora. Designs black on red panels, with borders of double palmettes along the top; slight accessories of white and purple. (a) In the centre, the Dioscuri on horseback, riding side by side to right, beardless, with long hair and curls in front of their ears; they wear short chitons, that of Polydeukes embroidered, and striped chlamydes, fastened by fibulae at the shoulder; Castor also has a petasos; each has two spears, and Polydeukes also a sword at his side. Below the horses is inscribed: Πολυδεύ[κη]ς; in front of their heads: Κάστωρ. In front of them is Tyndareus seated to left on an okladias, with white hair and beard, long chiton and himation, both embroidered, in right hand a sceptre. Behind him is inscribed : Τυνδαρέως. On the right is a nude beardless male figure to left, caressing the horses, with fillet and hair falling in curls in front of his ears. Behind the horses is Philonoe to right, with long tresses, fillet, long embroidered chiton and himation; in front of her is inscribed : [Φιλον]όη. Behind her is a nude beardless male figure to right, his hair looped up behind with a fillet, falling in curls in front of his ears. Above : 'O[ν]ήτωρ καλός. (b) In the centre, a warrior on horseback, riding to right, bearded, with sword, petasos, and striped chlamys, holding in right hand two spears. In front of him is a male figure seated to left on a four-legged stool, looking back; he wears a fillet and long chiton. On the right is a warrior to left, fully armed, with spear, and shield with device of a tripod. Behind him is an attendant, nude and beardless, his hair looped up under a fillet, with curls in front of the ears. On the left is a male figure to right, with long hair, fillet, and striped chlamys, holding a spear. This side is badly damaged. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Walters, H B, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 4, British Museum 3, London, BMP, 1927
Pottery: black-figured amphora: the death of Priam; Priam is being battered to death with the body of his grandson Astyanax. Designs in black on red panels with interlacing lotus and honeysuckle pattern above. The sides of the handles are chequered black and red. (a) Death of Priam: In the centre is Priam fallen to right on his back on the top of the altar of Zeus Herkeios, with white hair and beard, long purple chiton and embroidered himation, left hand raised in supplication to Neoptolemos, who stands over him to right. The latter is bearded and fully armed, with short embroidered chiton and Boeotian shield, and in right hand holds Astyanax by the right leg, about to hurl him on the ground; Astyanax is nude, and is represented on a small scale. Behind Priam is Hecuba to left, with long hair, fillet, long chiton, and diploidion, right hand raised to tear her hair, left extended in supplication. Behind her are two bearded figures, one moving to right, nude, looking back, the other has a fillet, long chiton, and striped himation. On the left is Andromache to right, with long hair, long striped chiton and diploidion, both arms raised; by her side a nude youth with long hair, running away to left and looking back (perhaps Polites). (b) Contest of Theseus and the Minotaur: Theseus to right, bearded, with long hair, cuirass, short chiton, and sheath at side, holds the Minotaur round the neck with left hand, and plunges sword into him. The latter has a bull's head, and kneels on one knee to right, looking to left, with stone in left hand; blood flows from the wound. On either side, looking on, is a female figure with long hair, fillet, long chiton tied at the waist and himation, and a nude youth with hair tied in a club. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Walters, H B, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 4, British Museum 3, London, BMP, 1927
Pottery: black-figured amphora showing the sacrifice of the Trojan princess Polyxene. On the reverse are four dancing men between two cocks, and two friezes of animals. --The British Museum
Pottery: black-figured amphora showing the sacrifice of the Trojan princess Polyxene. On the reverse are four dancing men between two cocks, and two friezes of animals. --The British Museum
Pottery: black-figured amphora showing the sacrifice of the Trojan princess Polyxene. On the reverse are four dancing men between two cocks, and two friezes of animals. --The British Museum
Pottery: black-figured amphora showing the sacrifice of the Trojan princess Polyxene. On the reverse are four dancing men between two cocks, and two friezes of animals. --The British Museum
Pottery: black-figured amphora. Designs black on red panels, with borders of double palmettes along the top; slight accessories of white and purple. (a) In the centre, the Dioscuri on horseback, riding side by side to right, beardless, with long hair and curls in front of their ears; they wear short chitons, that of Polydeukes embroidered, and striped chlamydes, fastened by fibulae at the shoulder; Castor also has a petasos; each has two spears, and Polydeukes also a sword at his side. Below the horses is inscribed: Πολυδεύ[κη]ς; in front of their heads: Κάστωρ. In front of them is Tyndareus seated to left on an okladias, with white hair and beard, long chiton and himation, both embroidered, in right hand a sceptre. Behind him is inscribed : Τυνδαρέως. On the right is a nude beardless male figure to left, caressing the horses, with fillet and hair falling in curls in front of his ears. Behind the horses is Philonoe to right, with long tresses, fillet, long embroidered chiton and himation; in front of her is inscribed : [Φιλον]όη. Behind her is a nude beardless male figure to right, his hair looped up behind with a fillet, falling in curls in front of his ears. Above : 'O[ν]ήτωρ καλός. (b) In the centre, a warrior on horseback, riding to right, bearded, with sword, petasos, and striped chlamys, holding in right hand two spears. In front of him is a male figure seated to left on a four-legged stool, looking back; he wears a fillet and long chiton. On the right is a warrior to left, fully armed, with spear, and shield with device of a tripod. Behind him is an attendant, nude and beardless, his hair looped up under a fillet, with curls in front of the ears. On the left is a male figure to right, with long hair, fillet, and striped chlamys, holding a spear. This side is badly damaged. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Walters, H B, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 4, British Museum 3, London, BMP, 1927
Pottery: black-figured amphora: the death of Priam; Priam is being battered to death with the body of his grandson Astyanax. Designs in black on red panels with interlacing lotus and honeysuckle pattern above. The sides of the handles are chequered black and red. (a) Death of Priam: In the centre is Priam fallen to right on his back on the top of the altar of Zeus Herkeios, with white hair and beard, long purple chiton and embroidered himation, left hand raised in supplication to Neoptolemos, who stands over him to right. The latter is bearded and fully armed, with short embroidered chiton and Boeotian shield, and in right hand holds Astyanax by the right leg, about to hurl him on the ground; Astyanax is nude, and is represented on a small scale. Behind Priam is Hecuba to left, with long hair, fillet, long chiton, and diploidion, right hand raised to tear her hair, left extended in supplication. Behind her are two bearded figures, one moving to right, nude, looking back, the other has a fillet, long chiton, and striped himation. On the left is Andromache to right, with long hair, long striped chiton and diploidion, both arms raised; by her side a nude youth with long hair, running away to left and looking back (perhaps Polites). (b) Contest of Theseus and the Minotaur: Theseus to right, bearded, with long hair, cuirass, short chiton, and sheath at side, holds the Minotaur round the neck with left hand, and plunges sword into him. The latter has a bull's head, and kneels on one knee to right, looking to left, with stone in left hand; blood flows from the wound. On either side, looking on, is a female figure with long hair, fillet, long chiton tied at the waist and himation, and a nude youth with hair tied in a club. --The British Museum, A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, William Nicol, 1851; Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Walters, H B, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 4, British Museum 3, London, BMP, 1927