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Attic Red-Figure Oinochoe Fragment (part of 81.AE.218.1; comprised of 5 joined fragments)

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One of the most prolific vase-painters known, Douris worked as a vase-painter and occasionally as a potter in Athens in the early 400s B.C. He is known from almost forty signed vases, two of which he also potted. Altogether, almost three hundred vases have been attributed to him. Given that scholars estimate a less than 0.5% survival rate for Greek vases, Douris may have decorated about 78,000 vas

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Date: about 490 B.C.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Greek (Attic)
Department: Vessels
Institution: Getty Museum

Two warriors. The rightmost figure is more fully preserved. Rendered in profile to the right, he wears a carefully patterned cuirass and holds his shield close to his side. The end of a long helmet crest is visible, as is the end of his beard (three quarter view). Of the second figure, a large part of the interior of the shield, held by the left arm, is visible. What appears to be the figure's scabbard also survives, suggesting that the warrior was depicted frontally or moving to the left, exposing the interior of his shield. Interior unglazed.

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