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In style and subject the painting is very unusual in Greek vase-painting. The depiction of a living political figure is extremely rare and unusual in vase painting, and images of
Arekisalos II are similarly rare. For technological history, the depiction of weighing scales is of major significance, as
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wrestling a lion, the
Arkesilas Painter was initially assumed to have been active in North Africa. Later finds indicate that he was Laconian. The king is watching seven men who are packing, weighing and stacking trade goods. Added inscriptions specify their activities and the king's name. It is not
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their structure and use is shown. Historically, the production of such imagery in
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