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Lekythos (oil flask): Odysseus and Companions Escape

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Odysseus and two companions, tied to rams' bellies, escape Polyphemos.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of David M. Robinson
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Title: Lekythos (oil flask): Odysseus and Companions Escape
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Odysseus and two companions, tied to rams' bellies, escape Polyphemos.

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