Terracotta pelike (jar)

Attributed to the Later Mannerists

ca. 430 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

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. As a result, they are also our most informative visual source on the details of Athenian life.

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Title: Terracotta pelike (jar)
Artist: Attributed to the Later Mannerists
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 430 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
alien foot rmoved: 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1896
Object Number: 96.18.59
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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