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| Keywords: Athena Painter - Black-Figure Lekythos with Warriors - Walters 48226.jpg Lekythoi often used in funerary rituals and found in burials commonly show scenes of daily life or funerary themes Here three young men are depicted preparing for battle The central figure plays a trumpet which though rarely depicted on pottery was commonly used to help keep time while marching The two warriors are armed with spears and carry heavy shields called hoploi from which the term hoplite or foot soldier is derived ca 480 BC terracotta cm 28 7 10 5 accession number 48 226 32946 Arthur Sambon Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1926 place of origin Attica Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek black-figure pottery in the Walters Art Museum Athena Painter White-ground lekythoi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
