A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Medium - Stone Reference: Andrews

Reference: Andrews

with scattered areas of surface encrustation

one uncle was the High Priest of Amun

breastplate

A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Medium - Stone Reference: AndrewsThis beautifully decorated water vessel (Hydria) portrays fierce Greek colonists and Samnite warriors clashing in the height of battle. The Greeks, wearing greaves, shields and flying cloaks, fight Samnite warriors identified by their distinctive white tunics and iconic broad belts. All warriors wear helmets and carry weapons including swords, spears, axes, and clubs. Water vessels such as this example were used at Greek symposiums to water down wine