AN ETRUSCAN BLACK-FIGURED OLPE
AN ETRUSCAN BLACK-FIGURED OLPE

CIRCA 500-480 B.C.

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AN ETRUSCAN BLACK-FIGURED OLPE
circa 500-480 b.c.
The panel with two warriors painted in silhouette with no incision, each wearing a crested helmet outlined in white, the warrior to the left striding forward, wearing a belt with pendant lines in white, holding his circular shield before him, the shield rimmed with white dots, the warrior to the right bending forward, gripping the rim of his profile shield, its edge rimmed with white dots, the scene framed by bands of dots on each side, vertical lines above, the rim with a checker-pattern, the neck with bands of tongues, stopt key and dotted zigzag
106 in. (26.5 cm) high

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