Caption

Red-figure hydria with a combat scene, Laghetto-Caivano Group c. 340–320 BC; Duel Painter 340–330 BC attribution. Hydria decorated with two naked hoplite warriors fighting with long spears; they wear pointed helmets, hold round convex shields in their left hands, and wear greaves. Weaponry painted white with yellow retouching. Ca. 340–320 BC, Campania. Vessel hydria. Height 22.5 cm; width 15.6 cm; depth 13.3 cm; weight 0.612 kg., A black ceramic vessel with a rounded body, flared neck, and a flat rim shows a painted scene of two nude figures facing each other with shields and helmets, rendered in a reddish-orange color against the black background; the shields have lighter worn areas. The vessel has a decorative band with repeating oval shapes around the neck and a wavy ornamental band around the body, both in the same reddish-orange color. There are handles on either side of the shoulder that are black with some reddish-orange wear, and the foot of the vessel is a dull brownish color. The background behind the vessel is a neutral light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_314

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.1Mb (3.6Mb) / 12.7in x 16.9in / 3806 x 5060 (300dpi)

Keywords

Red-figure hydria combat scene Laghetto-Caivano Group c 340–320 Bc Duel Painter 340–330 BC attribution Hydria decorated two naked hoplite warriors fighting long spears wear pointed helmets hold round convex shields left hands wear greaves Weaponry painted white yellow retouching Ca Campania Vessel hydria Height 22.5 cm width 15.6 cm depth 13.3 cm weight 0.612 kg black ceramic vessel rounded body flared neck flat rim painted scene two nude figures facing shields helmets rendered reddish-orange color black background lighter worn areas vessel decorative band repeating oval shapes neck wavy ornamental band body handles side shoulder black reddish-orange wear foot dull brownish color background neutral light gray.