Pelike

47-2-2

From: Italy | Apulia | Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 47-2-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Apulian | South Italian
Provenience Italy | Apulia | Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Apulia
Date Made 350 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Red Figure
Iconography Youth | Wreath | Woman | Phiale | Fillet
Description

A. Nude youth advancing toward right, looking back. His right arm is extended toward the left holding a wreath. Over his left forearm he carries his garment which seems to be blowing in the wind. B. Fully clothed standing woman in frontal pose facing left. In her extended right hand there is a fillet and in her left, raised, is a phiale. Intact. Pale buff clay. Fair black glaze. Much incrustation.

Height 23.4 cm
Outside Diameter 15 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. F. Woodson Hancock and Mrs. Lea Hudson, 1947

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