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Hearst Museum object titled Amphora type a, accession number 8-60, described as Attic black-figure amphora type B; A, Achilles pursuing Troilos; at left, Athena; at right, Polyxena; her hydria has dropped but not broken; B, departure of warriors with chariot; at right, mantled figure; beneath horses, small mantled figure - a child (?); above each scene, lotus palmette frieze; at base, rays. height 45.7; diameter 30.7 cm. Vessel features Homeric epic scene.

Hearst Museum object titled Hydria, accession number 8-3373, described as Attic Red-figure hydria; chip in mouth; some repainting over cracks; egg pattern on lip and neck; chevron band below figures; Eos (in peplos) pursuing Tithonos (mantle over shoulders) to right.

Hearst Museum object titled Kylix (eye cup), accession number 8-15, described as Italic black-figure eye-cup; three fragments broken off from rim and repaired, some repainting on side B; bilingual: tondo in red-figure; exterior in black-figure, without incision; I, youth, in himation, with cup in r. hand, semi-reclining on couch to left, playing kottabos dog below couch; meander around tondo; A, between eyes, youth in himation standing to right, looking back; B, between eyes, woman standing to right (her head almost completely lost); at handles, sparse branches. Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection.

Hearst Museum object titled Neck-amphora, accession number 8-201, described as Etruscan black-figure neck-amphora; bifid handles; foot flaring with rolled edge; in fields on body, A, bull; B, cow; white dappling; on brim, coarse ivy leaves and dots; on neck, double leaves or petals with median rings; on shoulder, zigzag, below thin crossed and dotted squares in the bends of an embattled line. H. 21.0; D. 14.5 cm Add'tl comments: Orientalizing/Geometric decoration along the shoulder of the amphora; spots on cow reminiscent of Egyptianinzing motif. Not a prefect firing as the ceramic leans slightly to one side on the axis of the foot.

Hearst Museum object titled Nolan neck-amphora, accession number 8-3375, described as Attic Red-figure amphora of Nolan type; kiln-dent on neck of horse; A, youth on horseback; he wears a short chiton, cloak, petasos and carries two spears; B, mantled youth with staff; below figures, short frieze of maeander and saltire squares (A), of maeander (B); raised fillet between neck and shoulder.