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Kapistrioi on Greek Horses. The Hydria from the Priam Painter in the Marquis of Salamanca Collection (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This study presents an Attic black-figure hydria attributed by J. D. Beazley to the Priam Painter. Found in Vulci, and with a collection history dating back to the mid-19th century, this vase is part of the famous Marquis of Salamanca Collection, currently housed in the National Archaeological Museum (Madrid). After a formal analysis, the motifs painted on the back and main panel, both decorated with quadrigae, are described. The decoration of the panel features the representation of two horses with muzzles (kapistrioi), an element rarely illustrated on Greek vases, but whose functionality is described in Xenophon and Aeschylus and finds parallels in bronze examples found in Thebes (Boeotia) and southern Italy (Apulia).

Source: Humanitas

DOI: 10.14195/2183-1718_86_1

Authors: Rui Manuel Morais, Margarita Moreno Conde

Institutions: Universidade do Porto, Centro de Estudos Clássicos e Humanísticos, National Archaeological Museum of Spain

Language: English

Topic: Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7214928357

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