A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Animals The torque's design is simple

The torque's design is simple yet striking

plate 89)Khalil

acquired from the NY trade in the early 1990s

Medium: Turquoise

Australia2012

A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Animals The torque's design is simpleThis 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