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  • Above, red-figured Greek perfume jar (lekythos) decorated with a palm motif; below, detail of the decoration showing a lavishly dressed woman holding various objects. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Detail of a frieze decorating a Greek black-figured column krater representing a group of naked men with spears and dogs hunting a wild boar; principal scene of the "Hunt krater", made in Corinth ca. 570 B.C.. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek cup (kylix?); below, detail of decoration showing an outdoor scene: a seated woman is attended by two servants, one is holding a parasol, the other is holding a jug. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria) decorated with figures and a palm motif; below, detail of the decoration showing a frieze of stylised foliage. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria); centre, detail of decoration showing one man playing the flute and another following him during what seems to be a bacchanalia; below, two heads in profile: one male, one female (?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of decoration showing a seated woman, a satyr and a woman holding a basket of eggs ?. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek bowl (situla?) decorated with a palm motif and a woman holding a casket; below, detail of the decoration showing a naked man and a seated woman (Aphrodite?) holding an umbrella and a mirror. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a seated winged figure and a woman holding various objects. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • An episode on a Greek red-figured wine-mixing bowl (bell-krater): four reclining symposiasts are served by a boy holding a wine-jug and a strainer. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured wine-mixing bowl (column krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a maenad dancing with a satyr. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, black ground two-handled Greek cup (kylix) decorated with stylised pattern of olive leaves; below, black-ground two-handled Greek cup (skyphos) decorated with stylised lilies of the valley. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, black-figured Greek cup (kylix); below, detail of the decoration showing two men (Dionysos in the centre ?) and a satyr. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Red-figured Greek water jar (hydria) decorated with a palm motif. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Frieze decorating the inside of a Greek red-figured cup (kylix) showing naked youths and a palm motif. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (bell krater); below, detail of decoration showing a naked man holding a spear and two women, one of them seated. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, black lamp; below, drinking vessel with two handles, decorated with a winged figure holding an open box and an umbrella. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, black-figured Greek perfume bottle (lekythos); below, detail of the decoration showing a young man about to ride his horse, with two servants and two dogs. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Detail of decoration of a red-figured Greek vessel showing three youths, one holding a ball, one holding a lyre ?. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, a red-figured wine bowl (krater); below, decorative detail including an erotic (?) scene between two men. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria) decorated with a palm motif; below, detail of the decoration showing a naked man bringing flowers to a seated woman holding a plate. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, white-ground black-figured Greek vessel decorated with a frieze of stylised sphinxes and lions; below, side view of the vessel. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (column krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a procession of four men (priests?), one of them playing the flute. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Three Greek jugs. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (column krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a woman, a man holding a shield and a spear and a seated man holding a spear. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Three Greek pouring vessels; left, red-figured vessel; middle, black vessel with a handle; right, protocorinthian vessel (ca. 670 B.C.) decorated with black-figured swans. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek pouring vessel with a round body and a short spout; below, detail of decoration showing a stylised leopard. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek perfume vessel (lekythos) decorated with figures and a palm motif; below, detail of decoration showing a naked man seated and a woman holding a dish. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a woman and two warriors, one of them holding a spear, the other holding a spear and a shield decoration with a snake. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Greek pouring vessel decorated with stylised foliage and geometric patterns (protocorinthian period 720-620 B.C. ?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek perfume jar (lekythos); below, detail of the decoration showing two seated women holding various objects. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).