154: Fragment of a large clay jar (pithos) with moulded reliefs

Department Archive
Collection 1936 Exhibition Collection
Reference No. 1936/1/5/14/1
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 30.2 x 24.8 cm
Scope and Content A black and white photograph showing a sherd. At the bottom is a relief of a horse drawn chariot with two men in armour. Above is a battle scene, of which we can see two men fighting and one lying on the ground. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Fragment of a large clay jar (pithos) with moulded reliefs: on the neck a combat of armed warriors and on the body a chariot: found at the small Heröon on the bank of the Eurotas a little upstream from the Orthia sanctuary."
Notes In the Exhibition Catalogue this is under the subheading "Reliefs in stone and clay"
Related records [1936/1/5/14], 154: Fragment of a large clay jar (pithos) with moulded reliefs