Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to a painter of the Mannerist Group
Obverse, youth putting on armor, surrounded by two men and a woman
Reverse, youth with Nike (the personification of victory) and elderly man
On one side of this vase, a youth dons the armor of a hoplite (foot soldier) in preparation for military service. On the other side, he returns victorious to be greeted by a winged Nike.
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