File:Skythian archer plate BM E135 by Epiktetos.jpg

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English: Epiktetos (signed)
Français : Épictète (signature)
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English: Archer drawing an arrow from his quiver as he turns to shoot at the enemy. Inscriptions in small and neat letters: to the left of the figure: Επικτετος; on his right: εγρασφεν (sic). Interior from an Attic red-figured plate. From Vulci.
Français : Archer tirant une flèche de son carquois et se tournant pour tirer sur l'ennemi. Inscriptions en petites lettres nettes : à gauche du personnage, Επικτετος ; à droite, εγρασφεν (sic). Intérieur d'une assiette attique à figures rouges. Provenance : Vulci.
Date between circa 520 and circa 500 BC
Dimensions Diam. 19.4 cm (7 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Main floor, room 14, Archaic Greece
Accession number
GR 1837.6-9.59 (Cat. Vases E 135)
References Beazley, Attic Red-figured Vase-Painters (1963), 78, 93; CAVI 4497
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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