A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Animals was used to check verticality

was used to check verticality and was shaped like a set square (two rectangular rods set in an L shape) placed with the junction at the top so a weight on a cord could hang from it

and particularly regeneration of the sun

and now lives at Kiwirrkur

Australia2012

A Large Campanian red-figure hydria by the Ixion Painter, ca. 330 - 310 BCE Animals was used to check verticalityThis beautifully decorated water vessel (Hydria) portrays fierce Greek colonists and Samnite warriors clashing in the height of battle. The Greeks, wearing greaves, shields and flying cloaks, fight Samnite warriors identified by their distinctive white tunics and iconic broad belts. All warriors wear helmets and carry weapons including swords, spears, axes, and clubs. Water vessels such as this example were used at Greek symposiums to water down wine