Attic black figure cup with deep bowl, high “wishbone” handles. Side A: battle over a fallen warrior, with two nude figures bearing away the corpse; Ramage suggests that the nude figures might represent Sleep and Death, rather than mortal combatants. At the right, a separate battle between two warriors, one of whom wears a horned helmet. Side B: the hunt for the Calydonian boar. Two hunters attack the boar from the left, and three hunters, including a woman (Atalanta, kneeling), attack from the right. A dog savages the boar’s back. Above, painted inscriptions read “Drink, and be merry!” (above the boar, on the left) and “Boar” (on the right). Interior: a running youth or warrior. The inscription surrounding him has been interpreted as a garbled potter’s signature. Mended from fragments; foot missing, restored. Attributed to the Painter of the Sardis Merrythought Cup (Ramage).
