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| Keywords: Greek - Black-figure Amphora - Walters 48224 - Detail A.jpg On one side of this black-figure amphora a bearded man in a short chiton is mounting a chariot while grasping the reins of four horses Though he has no shield or helmet his sheathed sword and spear identify him as a warrior In front of the chariot another bearded man holding a staff in his right hand sits on a diphros Behind the horses stands Athena who turns her head toward the charioteer and holds a spear in her right hand She wears a long patterned peplos a snaky aegis and a high-crested helmet The scene on the opposite side depicts a helmeted warrior carrying a spear and shield flanked by two mounted horsemen Below the figural scene are three bands of a meander pattern a lotus bud chain and black rays Palmettes adorn the neck and the area below the handles The main side of the vase depicts a departure scene in which the warrior prepares himself to enter the battlefield-a popular motif in Athenian vase painting The scenes vary in their iconography; some include family members offering armor libations and farewell gestures Shapiro 1990 120-21 In black-figure examples of this motif figures are sometimes labeled with the names of epic heroes Matheson 2005 26 On this vase there are no inscriptions to identify the figures allowing the viewer to draw comparisons between contemporary warriors and their heroic prototypes Scenes of warriors departing tend to focus on the soldier taking leave of his family and frequently depict the soldier's father and wife or mother The presence of Athena in this scene may refer to epic or may indicate that the warrior is protected by this armed goddess between 530 520 BC terracotta H 13 9/16 x W at handles 9 5/16 x Diam 9 1/2 in 34 5 x 23 7 x 24 2 cm accession number 48 224 19771 Arthur Sambon Paris by 1926 mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1926 Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Attica Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek black-figure pottery in the Walters Art Museum Bigas Athena in ancient Greek pottery Art from Greece | ||||
