File:Psykter amphora Chalkidian black-figure ware attributed to the inscriptions painter Side A Achilles dismounts chariot to kill Eurymachus Ba000024 cropped white balanced.png

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English: Psykter amphora Chalkidian black-figure ware attributed to the inscriptions painter

Side A: Achilles dismounts from his chariot to kill the fallen Eurymachus There are holes at the base of the handles and a channel/drain hole in the base, suggesting the vessel was used for cooling wine.

inscribed in Greek script on jar: AXI(L)LEUS EURYMACHOS ASTEROPAIOS PERIPHATAS GLAUQOS MEMESTH(EUS) (O)DYSSEU(S) AUTOMEDON HIP(P)OLOCHOS CHAROPHS DIOMEDES ME(LANIP)POS

540 BCE earthenware (a-b) 60.2 x 37.1 x 34.9 cm (overall) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Felton Bequest, 1956 1643.a-b-D4

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