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Attic Black-Figure Amphora Fragment
Exekiasabout 540 - 530 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Fragment preserves part of the figure of a hoplite, facing right. The hoplite is perhaps Akamas, one of Theseus' sons. He wears a Corinthian helmet, but no other body armor is preserved. He holds a compass-drawn shield. Inscription: AKAMA[S]
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- Title: Attic Black-Figure Amphora Fragment
- Creator: Exekias, and Exekias
- Date: about 540 - 530 B.C.
- Location Created: Athens, Greece
- Physical Dimensions: 9.8 x 9 cm (3 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta
- Object Type: Amphora
- Number: 78.AE.305
- Inscription: Inscription: AKAMA[S]
- Culture: Greek
- Classification: Vessels
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