lionofchaeronea:A leopard does battle with a peltast (light-armed warrior, named after his distincti
lionofchaeronea:A leopard does battle with a peltast (light-armed warrior, named after his distinctive crescent-shaped shield, or pelte). Side A of an Attic white-ground mug; artist unknown, in the manner of the Painter of Berlin 2268; early 5th cent. BCE. Now in the Louvre. Photo credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen. -- source link
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