2, 3) the horse has a top-knot and purple bridle on the wall at the back hangs a cuirass, yellow with purple lining.
In it is the statue of a youth looking to left, standing by the side of his horse, which paws the ground (cf. (a) Offerings at heroon: A distyle Ionic heroon painted white, the inner part left red, the beams of the roof being shown in imperfect perspective in the tympanon of the pediment is a white disk, with six small ones on either side above are anthemia, and on the base, a spiral pattern in white on red ground between two black bands. On the neck (a): Female head to the front, inclined to right, resting on the calyx of a flower which branches out on either side into luxuriant tendrils and blossoms the head painted white with yellow hair, sphendone, earrings, and necklace. The handles terminate below in swans' heads, and above in Gorgoneia on obverse, white with yellow hair and black ampykes on reverse, red with black hair and features. Above each design, tongue- and egg-patterns below, all round, maeander below the handles, palmettes. On the neck, (a) above the design, rosettes, alternately open and closed (b) laurel-wreath and palmettes. Round the lip, each side, egg-moulding underneath, wave-pattern and astragalus.
Berlin Painter Volute Krater Fact Scan: Date: 500-480BC Type: Volute Krater (Mixing wine and water at the symposium) Technique: Red figure (the figures are red – hello?!) Potter: Unknown Painter:ěerlin Painter (Painted a famous vase held in Berlin) Height:Ė5 cm Subject:Ěchilles fighting Memnon of Ethiopia Achilles fighting Hektor the Trojan
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