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Chigi Vase, by the Macmillan Painter: ca. 660-640 BCE. Villa Giulia, Rome. Hoplites (?) and auletes (flute-player): top panel. Hoplites: one with Gorgon on shield. Top panel Middle panel. Sphinx. Young men in a lion hunt Dogs and hares. Middle panel: lion hunt with youths.
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Chigi Vase, by the Macmillan Painter: ca. 660-640 BCE Villa Giulia, Rome
Hoplites: one with Gorgon on shield Top panel Middle panel Sphinx
Young men in a lion hunt Dogs and hares
Hera: [ΗΕΡΑ] restored Athena: ΑΘΑΝΑΙΑ Aphrodite: ΑΦΡΟΔ[ΙΤΕΣ] Middle panel: procession including people on horses, Alexandros (Paris), Helen and three goddesses
Middle panel: procession, Alexandros (Paris) and HelenBottom panel: youths and dogs hunting hares
Questions • What does each panel depict? • What message(s) does each panel convey? • What is the overall message conveyed by the Chigi Vase?