Terracotta pelike (wine jar) ca. 375-350 B.C. Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2365 Obverse, battle between Arimaspeans and griffinsReverse, three youths conversingThe Greek historian Herodotus described a legendary race of one-eyed men living in the far north who were in constant battle with the griffins guarding hoards of gold. The men were called Arimaspeans by the nomadic Scythians who dominated the steppes north of the Black Sea, and also by the Greeks.The subject matter is appropriate indeed for a group of fourth century Attic vases that were found in considerable quantity in southern Russia, specifically Kerch, whence that name, which is often used for them.. Terracotta pelike (wine jar). Greek, Attic. ca. 375-350 B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Late Classical. Vases

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Terracotta pelike (wine jar) ca. 375-350 B.C. Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2365 Obverse, battle between Arimaspeans and griffinsReverse, three youths conversingThe Greek historian Herodotus described a legendary race of one-eyed men living in the far north who were in constant battle with the griffins guarding hoards of gold. The men were called Arimaspeans by the nomadic Scythians who dominated the steppes north of the Black Sea, and also by the Greeks.The subject matter is appropriate indeed for a group of fourth century Attic vases that were found in considerable quantity in southern Russia, specifically Kerch, whence that name, which is often used for them.. Terracotta pelike (wine jar). Greek, Attic. ca. 375-350 B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Late Classical. Vases

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