sentences:  They dominate the pithos, showing warriors in the 'portholes' of the Trojan horse — a preview of what the horse holds in store — as well as warriors in action on the ground.In this piece, the artist chose to present the battle in the city of Troy as a battle against defenseless women and children, there are no Trojan warriors present on the pithos.The artist's decision to separate the scenes of slaughter and link them with the cunning trick of the Trojan Horse serves as a way of focusing the attention of the viewer on the cold bloodedness of the sack of the city and the way the slaughter in the city differed from the fighting on the front lines.