A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Animals acquired from the NY trade

acquired from the NY trade in the early 1990s

and particularly regeneration of the sun

In societies like Chimú

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Dimensions:  US ring size 5 1/2 (UK=L

A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Animals acquired from the NY tradeThis beautifully decorated water vessel (Hydria) portrays fierce Greek colonists and Samnite warriors clashing in the height of battle. The Greeks, wearing greaves, shields and flying cloaks, fight Samnite warriors identified by their distinctive white tunics and iconic broad belts. All warriors wear helmets and carry weapons including swords, spears, axes, and clubs. Water vessels such as this example were used at Greek symposiums to water down wine