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Amphora showing Herakles and the Amazons

Neck-amphora of pottery with black figure decoration depicting Herakles and the Amazons on one side and a scene of departure by two archers on the other : Ancient Mediterranean, Ancient Greek, attributed to the Bompas group (related to the Edinburgh Painter), Attic, 6th century BC, c. 550 - 500 BC.

c.550–500 BC
Earthenware, reddish, black figure decoration
A.1956.410

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National Museum of Scotland
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