Mykonos vase

[1] It was found in 1961 (with human bones inside) on Mykonos, the Greek island for which it is named, by a local inhabitant.

However, the warriors on the main body of the pithos do not carry shields and can be seen assailing women and children who face them.

The third metope, located directly below the horse in the center of the panels, depicts a single warrior that has been stabbed in the neck, crumpled over his shield while his right hand grasps for his scabbard.

Amid the violence, we are presented with three single figures, two of which are not (yet) caught up in action but able to contemplate, and one lone dead warrior post-action.

It is unknown whether the dead warrior is Greek or Trojan, but perhaps the artist's placement of the figure in the center was his/her way of pointing out that it did not matter which side he was on – his fate was still the same.