Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid ca. 450 B.C. Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter Obverse, youth arming; reverse, libation sceneIt is impossible to know whether the representations on this vase depict specific stories or whether the theme is the ceremony of a warrior's departure with the concomitant idea of achieving glory in battle. The obverse shows the warrior arming in the presence of a "king" with a wreath and a scepter while a woman holds the young man's shield and spear. The reverse includes a "king" and a womanperhaps the samewith an oinochoe (jug) and a phiale (libation bowl). Terracotta stamnos (jar) with lid. Greek, Attic. ca. 450 B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Classical. Vases
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