A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Animals In societies like Chimú

In societies like Chimú

communicating the wearer’s piety

Medium: Turquoise

Australia2012

and now lives at Kiwirrkur

A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Animals In societies like ChimúThis 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