Collection: | Tampa Museum of Art |
Summary: | Mounted warriors trample Scythian archer. |
Ware: | Attic Black Figure |
Painter: | Attributed to the Painter of Villa Giulia M. 482 |
Context: | From Vulci |
Date: | ca. 510 BC |
Dimensions: | H. 0.215 m. |
Primary Citation: | |
Shape: | Oinochoe |
Beazley Number: | 352189 |
Region: | Etruria |
Period: | Archaic |
Decoration Description:
A Scythian archer is ridden down by two mounted warriors. The archer falls backwards with only his feet on the ground. He wears a tall pointed cap with red flap, short belted tunic and carries a sword scabbard and quiver with a red lid. He has a red beard. The horses have red manes and white dotted bridles. The horseman at left holds two spears, and wears a Corinthian helmet with low crest, greaves, short tunic and Thracian cloak. The horseman at right wears the same but has a white crest and the designs on his cloak are faded. Nonsense inscriptions.
Ivy vines appear on either side of scene.
Above is a row of black tongues and a net pattern.
Shape Description:
Trefoil mouth, slight collar, globular body and echinus foot. Low handle.
Inscriptions:
On base
Collection History:
Tampa Museum of Art, Joseph Veach Noble Collection. Excavated by Lucien Bonaparte in Vulci.