A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Medium - Stone or dark-colored material

or dark-colored material

Group Exhibitions

Dimensions: Height: 7/8 inch (2

San Bernadino (1992)

the artist depicted a detailed rendering of the subject

A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Medium - Stone or dark-colored materialThis 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