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Artist

Dinos Painter

Title

Red-Figured Pelike

Creation Date

ca. 425 BCE - 420 BCE

Century

5th century BCE

Dimensions

14 13/16 in. x 11 7/16 in. (37.7 cm. x 29.1 cm.)

Object Type

ceramic

Creation Place

Europe, Greece

Medium and Support

terracotta

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Harriet Sarah and Mary Sophia Walker

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1895.2

Object Description

Per Jim Higginbotham 10/19/2010:
Side A: Mounted youth approaching a woman, older man, and another youth (his Family?)
Side B: Youth flanked by woman and older man (parents?)

The depictions on both sides correspond to farewell or departure scenes. The youth on both sides (mounted & wearing the hat or petasos) is the character leaving. The rest are probable members of his family. This type of scene is common on funerary gifts such as this pelike.

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