Terracotta pelike (jar), Classical, ca. 430 , Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 13 1/2 in. ( cm), Vases, Komos


Terracotta pelike (jar), Classical, ca. 430 , Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 13 1/2 in. ( cm), Vases, Komos (revel). Obverse, flute-player and youth with skyphos Reverse, two youths The young men are the same Athenian citizens who participated in the Panathenaic games. For an understanding of Attic vases, it is important to recognize that the shapes, their functions, and their decoration had a well-defined place in Athenian life


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