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He is the great master of the white lekythos. His red-figure vases nearly always have a sober beauty, but few of them–like the pointed amphora in the
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285:"The Achilles Painter"
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577:Castellani Painter
484:Polyphemos Painter
344:"Achilles Painter"
197:Persephone Painter
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112:Notable work
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98:'s workshop
84:Nationality
1374:Categories
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890:KY Painter
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627:Elbows Out
270:References
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149:name vase
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