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- Pottery: black-figured oinochoe (wine-jug). Design black on a red panel, with borders of dots above and down the sides; accessories of white and purple. Odysseus escaping from Polyphemos: On the right is the Cyclops leaning against the wall of his cave, the eyes drawn without pupils to indicate blindness, right leg drawn up, and right hand extended. Odysseus approaches from the entrance of the cave on the left, tied under the body of the ram; he is nude and bearded. In the background, a tree with fruit. --The British Museum, Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Beazley, J D, Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1956
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- Pottery: black-figured oinochoe (wine-jug). Design black on a red panel, with borders of dots above and down the sides; accessories of white and purple. Odysseus escaping from Polyphemos: On the right is the Cyclops leaning against the wall of his cave, the eyes drawn without pupils to indicate blindness, right leg drawn up, and right hand extended. Odysseus approaches from the entrance of the cave on the left, tied under the body of the ram; he is nude and bearded. In the background, a tree with fruit. --The British Museum, Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Beazley, J D, Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1956
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- Pottery: black-figured hydria. Design in black on a red panel, with maeander and palmettes above, and borders of dots down the sides; coarsely incised lines. No marked distinction in shape between neck, shoulder, and body. Peleus seizing Thetis: On the left is a blazing altar, with entablature above. On the right is Peleus to right, nude and beardless, armed with a sword, stooping forward and seizing Thetis round the waist. She has long hair, long chiton and himation, arms extended. Behind her, wings indicating one of her metamorphoses. On the right, part of a palmette. --The British Museum, 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 8, British Museum 6, London, BMP, 1931
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- Pottery: black-figured neck-amphora. On the neck the usual double palmette pattern, but on a white ground. (a) On the shoulder: Lion to right and goat confronted, twice. On the body, Peleus seizing Thetis: Peleus to right, bearded, with short embroidered chiton, seizes Thetis round waist with left hand, and with right grasps her clothing. Thetis moves to right looking to left, with long hair, laurel-wreath, long embroidered chiton, and himation, right arm round Peleus' body; two of her transformations are indicated by the lion's head issuing from her left shoulder with open jaws and flowing mane, and by the panther which has leapt upon Peleus from behind, with its forepaws on his shoulder. On the right is a Siren to left; on the left, a similar figure to right, with a bearded male head, and flesh painted white (an almost unique exception to the usual rule); both have long hair wreathed with myrtle, and their bodies are formed by large eyes, with black pupils surrounded by purple and white rings, and black outlines, the ground being left red (b) On the shoulder, lion to right confronting goat, twice. On the body, Apollo Citharoedos to right; he is beardless, with long hair, tresses in front of ears, fillet, long chiton and embroidered himation, and holds the plectrum in right hand; from his chelys hangs drapery. By his side is a hind to right; on either side bird-figures with human heads and bodies formed by eyes, as on (a). Under the handles: (i) Hermes moving to right, looking back; he is bearded, with hair looped up under a fillet, short chiton, embroidered chlamys, petasos, endromides, and caduceus; in his right hand he also holds ivy-branches; (2) Artemis moving to left looking back, with long tresses, mitra, long chiton and himation, both embroidered, and bow raised in left hand; in the field, ivy-branches. Below, frieze of animals: Panther to right confronting goat, twice repeated; lion and panther confronted, between them a goat to left. --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 5, British Museum 4, London, BMP, 1929
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- Pottery: black-figured hydria (water-jar). Designs black on red ground, with purple and faded white accessories. Round the lip inside, interlacing lotus- and honeysuckle-pattern; round the neck, lotus-buds and flowers. The body is almost globular; on it are two designs divided by a band of lotus-buds and flowers. (1) Departure of Hector: In the centre a quadriga seen from the front; in it the charioteer Kebriones looking to right, with long hair, long chiton, and goad. He is inscribed: KEBPIONE, Kεβριόνη[ς]. On one side of the horses is a palmette on a stalk, on the other a lotus-bud; the horses' tails are plaited. On the left is Hector to right, bearded, with long hair, fillet, long chiton and purple himation, in right hand a spear; in front of him ΞEKTOP, ‘Εκτορ. Behind him is a warrior to right, with visored helmet, greaves, shield, and spear; behind him an eagle flying to left. On the left, Troilos (?) on horseback to right, nude and beardless, with long hair and sword at side; in the field behind him is a lotus-bud. On the right is Glaucos to left, beardless, with long hair, fillet, long chiton, purple himation, and spear in left hand. In front of him, ΣΟΚΥΑΛ... [Γ]λαΰκος. Behind him a warrior (as the other) to left, and another similar warrior (but with no spear) walking to left and leading a horse. On the shield of the former is the forepart of a goat running to left, on that of the latter an eagle flying to left. (2) Cretan goat to left between panthers; panther to left between goats (cf. B 42). --The British Museum, Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
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- Pottery: black-figured lekythos: the Weighing of Souls. Design black on drab ground, with purple accessories. On the shoulder, lotus-buds; on the body, above, an ivy-wreath. Contest of Achilles and Memnon (or Hector): On either side is a warrior, bearded and fully armed, thrusting with spear, each having a short chiton with purple spots; the one on the left has a Boeotian shield, the other has the device of a crab (?). In the centre Hermes Pyschopompos to right, bearded, with petasos, short chiton and chlamys, both with purple spots, and endromides, holds out a pair of scales in left hand, each scale containing a small winged male figure, representing the souls of the two heroes. In the field, imitation inscriptions. --The British Museum, Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
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- Pottery: black-figured lekythos: the Weighing of Souls. Design black on drab ground, with purple accessories. On the shoulder, lotus-buds; on the body, above, an ivy-wreath. Contest of Achilles and Memnon (or Hector): On either side is a warrior, bearded and fully armed, thrusting with spear, each having a short chiton with purple spots; the one on the left has a Boeotian shield, the other has the device of a crab (?). In the centre Hermes Pyschopompos to right, bearded, with petasos, short chiton and chlamys, both with purple spots, and endromides, holds out a pair of scales in left hand, each scale containing a small winged male figure, representing the souls of the two heroes. In the field, imitation inscriptions. --The British Museum, Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
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- Pottery: black-figured lekythos: the Weighing of Souls. Design black on drab ground, with purple accessories. On the shoulder, lotus-buds; on the body, above, an ivy-wreath. Contest of Achilles and Memnon (or Hector): On either side is a warrior, bearded and fully armed, thrusting with spear, each having a short chiton with purple spots; the one on the left has a Boeotian shield, the other has the device of a crab (?). In the centre Hermes Pyschopompos to right, bearded, with petasos, short chiton and chlamys, both with purple spots, and endromides, holds out a pair of scales in left hand, each scale containing a small winged male figure, representing the souls of the two heroes. In the field, imitation inscriptions. --The British Museum, Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893
9. Fight
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- Pottery: black-figured band-cup. Finely executed; purple accessories only. Exterior: Two friezes with combat of warriors: (a) On the left, a quadriga at full speed to right, the charioteer beardless, with long hair, long chiton and cuirass, goad in right hand, reins in left. By his side is a fully-armed warrior to right pursuing another, who retreats and turns back to thrust at him with his spear; the latter has a shield. Beneath the horses is a warrior fallen on his face to right, bearded, and fully armed, his shield by his side. Next to right, two fully-armed warriors, one wearing a chlamys and short embroidered chiton, thrust with their spears at a warrior with high-crested helmet, greaves, and shield with a purple pellet, who is beaten down on his knees to left. Behind him is a warrior fully armed, with short diapered chiton, retreating to right and looking back. Next, a combat of two warriors over a fallen one; the one on the left is bearded and fully armed, with a Boeotian shield covered with scales; he thrusts with spear at the other, who is fully armed, his shield painted purple; he is bending over the fallen one, who is bearded and fully armed, and lies on his back, holding his shield. Next is a quadriga at full speed to right, in which is a bearded warrior, fully armed, attacked by a similar warrior, whose cuirass is covered with scales; the right-hand horse has fallen wounded on his back. Next, a combat of three fully-armed warriors over a fallen one; two on the left (one in a high-crested helmet and short diapered chiton, the other with long hair) thrust with their spears; the fallen warrior is fully armed, and looks up at them; he is defended by the other, who is also fully armed, with short diapered chiton and a sword. Next is a quadriga at full speed to left, the charioteer bearded, with long chiton and a Boeotian shield. At the further side of the horses a bearded fully-armed warrior to right pursues a similar one, who retreats brandishing his spear; the former has a Boeotian shield. Behind the charioteer is a fully-armed warrior retreating to right, and turning back to hurl his spear. (b) On the left, two warriors to right, bearded, each wearing pilos and greaves; one has long hair, a cuirass, spear and shield with the device of a bearded face to left, the other has a short embroidered chiton. In front of them is a mounted warrior galloping to right, bearded, with pilos, chlamys and short chiton, and spear, leading a second horse. Before him is a warrior falling forward to right, bearded and fully armed, with high-crested helmet, short purple chiton, spear, and Boeotian shield; he is defended by a similar warrior advancing to left, with shield and spear. Next is a quadriga at full speed to left, the charioteer beardless, with long chiton, and goad in right hand; at the further side of the horses is a fully-armed warrior to right, thrusting with his spear at another, who retreats looking back at him. Next, a combat of two pairs of fully-armed warriors; one on the left has a short embroidered chiton, one on the right has the forepart of a boar to left as device on his shield; between them is a warrior, as before, fallen on his back to left. Next, a quadriga at full speed to right, the charioteer bearded, with petasos, long chiton, and Boeotian shield; by its side is a warrior with long hair and a scaly Boeotian shield, in combat with another in a short embroidered chiton and scaly cuirass; both are fully armed. Next, a fully-armed warrior to right, bearded, with scaly Boeotian shield, has beaten down another on one knee to right; the latter has a high-crested helmet, and looks back at him; he is defended by two fully-armed warriors. On the right is a nude youth on horseback, galloping to left, with a spear, at his further side a second horse; behind him, a warrior to left, fully armed, thrusting with his spear. Under one handle, inscriptions. --The British Museum, Walters, H B; Forsdyke, E J; Smith, C H, Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1893; Smith, A H; Pryce, F N, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 2, British Museum 2, London, BMP, 1926
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- Pottery: black-figured hydria. Designs in black on red panels, with borders of ivy down the sides and palmettes along the bottom; accessories of white and purple, somewhat faded. 1. On the shoulder: In the centre Dionysos seated on an okladias to right, bearded, with ivy-wreath, long chiton and himation, keras in left hand. Facing him is Ariadne, seated on a block, right hand raised as if conversing; she has long hair with fillet, long chiton and himation, in left hand a wreath. On the right is a Satyr to right with left hand raised, pursuing a Maenad who runs away to right, looking back at him, with arms extended; she has long hair with fillet, and a long chiton. Behind Dionysos is another Maenad, as the last, running to right, pursued by a Satyr who stoops forward to seize her. Behind him is Hermes to right, bearded with short chiton and chlamys, both embroidered, petasos, and endromides; in right hand a wand, left extended. In the field, vine-branches. 2. On the body: perhaps the Strife of Ajax and Odysseus over the arms of Achilles: Between the combatants is Agamemnon to right looking to left, bearded, with a chlamys over his arms, interposing to separate them. On the left is Ajax to right, nude, bearded, with drawn sword in right hand, sheath in left, confronting Odysseus, who is nude and beardless, and holds sword in left hand, sheath in right. Each of them is seized round the waist by a nude male figure, who prevents them from attacking one another. On the right is a bearded male figure to left with drapery round his loins, who has seized Odysseus by the left arm to prevent his using his sword; on the left, behind Ajax, is a beardless male figure wearing a fillet and chlamys, who has seized his right wrist for the same purpose. --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 8, British Museum 6, London, BMP, 1931