Terracotta amphora (jar), Archaic, ca. 540 B.C., Greek, Chalcidian, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); diameter of mouth 4 5/16 in. (10.9 cm); diameter of foot 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm), Vases, Obverse, the Return of Hephaistos, Reverse, banquet. In Attic vase-painting, horses are, by far, the most frequently depicted animal, with an emphasis on their beauty and speed. Representations of the Return of Hephaistos, in which the smith-god goes to Mount Olympos on the back of a donkey or mule, probably bring with them an implicit comparison with aristocratic riders and their noble mounts
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Terracotta amphora, jar, Archaic, ca, 540 B.C, Greek, Chalcidian, Terracotta, black-figure, H, 10 3/8, 26.4 cm, diameter, mouth, 4 5/16, 10.9, foot, 3 11/16, 9.3, Vases, Obverse, Return, Hephaistos, Reverse, banquet, Attic vase-painting, horses, far, frequently depicted animal, emphasis, beauty, speed, Representations, smith-god goes, Mount Olympos, back, donkey, mule, bring, implicit comparison, aristocratic riders, noble mounts
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