Attic Black-Figure Skyphos

Exterior: on both sides, a fight, flanked by youths. On the left, the warrior rushes to right wearing a Corinthian helmet, cuirass and short chiton. He wields a spear in his raised right hand, and carries a shield (protome: projecting snake). A scabbard hanging from two baldrics is visible. His opponent moves to the right, collapsing on one knee, looking back at his attacker. He has a Corinthian helmet, shield and spear. On A, he is otherwise nude; on B, he wears greaves, a cuirass, and a short garment. On both sides, the warriors are flanked by youths clad in himatia.

The interior of the deep bowl is black, with a slightly convex mouth that is tooled on the exterior. Below this groove, the upper border of the figured zone is marked by a single line. The two horizontal handles are black on the exterior only. Below the handle roots, a flower in silhouette surmounts a large lotus bud with separate sepals hanging under each handle. The small torus foot is black, with the underside also black, except for the resting surface.


Adapted from Clark, A. CVA Malibu 2 (1990).

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