| Collection: | University Museum, University of Pennsylvania |
| Summary: | Main Panel: warrior mounting chariot and three onlookers. Shoulder: two horsemen, two women and a warrior. Predella: three horsemen and three warriors. |
| Ware: | Attic Black Figure |
| Painter: | Attributed to the Painter of Vatican 365 |
| Context: | Excavated at Orvieto |
| Date: | ca. 525 BC - ca. 500 BC |
| Dimensions: | Max. D. of largest section 0.27 m. |
| Primary Citation: | |
| Shape: | Hydria |
| Region: | Etruria |
| Period: | Archaic |
Condition:
Portions of the vase are in excellent condition, while other fragments are worn, discolored and pitted.
Decoration Description:
Main Panel: warrior mounting chariot and three onlookers. The two horses drawing the chariot occupied the central foreground of the scene. Most of this part of the vase is lost, and only the tails and part of the heads of the horses are preserved. The charioteer is mounting his chariot on the far left, his right toes just leaving the ground, and his hands holding the reins. He has short hair and wears a short chiton, a cuirass, and greaves, and is carrying his shield on his back. A second male figure stands almost beside him in the background. He is naked and stands in profile to the right, turning his head to the left to look at the charioteer and gesturing with his raised left hand. A woman stands in front of him facing right holding a flower in her raised right hand. She is dressed in a sleeveless peplos decorated with a dotted checkerboard pattern. On the far right, a third male figure stands at the horses' heads, facing left and holding a spear. He is only partially preserved, but appears to be naked.
Shoulder: two horsemen, two women, and a warrior. The horsemen ride in from each end of the scene carrying long spears. They are short-haired youths dressed in short, short-sleeved chitons with white bands or skirts around their hips. The athlete in the center of the scene is only partially preserved. He is standing with legs spread wide, his arms cocked. Young women stand on either side of him holding spears. Each wears a black peplos with red overfolds, and red fillets around their long, black hair.
Predella: three horsemen and three warriors. Two warriors are engaged in combat, their swords drawn, while a third strides in from the right, his spear and shield held ready. Each is dressed for battle, in greaves, cuirass and helmet. Youths on horseback again frame the scene, riding in from the right and left carrying spears (the rider on the left carries two spears). The tail and hindquarters of the horse of a third rider are preserved to the right of the horseman on the left. There is extensive use of added red and white on the vase.
Collection History:
The hydria fragments were recovered in 1897 in excavations by A.L. Frothingham under the auspices of the American Exploration Society, and became part of the collection of the University Museum, Philadelphia.
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