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"tombstone": "Fragmentary Red-Figure Kylix (Drinking Cup): Warrior Sacrificing Ram, c. 490\u2013480 BCE. Greek, Attic. Ceramic; diameter: 10.1 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1926.242",
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"title": "Fragmentary Red-Figure Kylix (Drinking Cup): Warrior Sacrificing Ram",
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"did_you_know": "The artist has used added red pigment for the blood of the ram.",
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"description": "Scenes of sacrifice are rare in Greek art before the late 4th century BC. The warrior may be sacrificing the ram as a magical act before battle to save his own and his company's lives. A faded inscription, partly lost, does not identify the warrior; rather, it praises Chairias, probably an Athenian youth. Enough remains of the exterior of the cup to show that it was undecorated.",
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"citation": "Ekroth, Gunnel. \"Castration, Cult and Agriculture: Perspectives on Greek Animal Sacrifice.\" Opuscula Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome 7 (2014).
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"citation": "Oakley, John Howard. A Guide to Scenes of Daily Life on Athenian Vases. 2020.",
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