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Terracotta pelike (jar)

Terracotta pelike (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm) diameter 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm). Date: ca. 480-470 B.C.. Obverse, woman with mirror and wool basket Reverse, youth A major task of Athenian women was to weave. The wool basket at this lady's feet, her garments that are given prominence by her pose, as well as the mirror in which she is admiring herself suggest her proficiency. Weaving the peplos that was dedicated to Athena every four years was a major enterprise. We may imagine that a woman such as the one on the pelike was involved.
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Title: Terracotta pelike (jar)
Caption: Terracotta pelike (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm) diameter 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm). Date: ca. 480-470 B.C.. Obverse, woman with mirror and wool basket Reverse, youth A major task of Athenian women was to weave. The wool basket at this lady's feet, her garments that are given prominence by her pose, as well as the mirror in which she is admiring herself suggest her proficiency. Weaving the peplos that was dedicated to Athena every four years was a major enterprise. We may imagine that a woman such as the one on the pelike was involved.
Technique/material: Terracotta; red-figure
Period: classical
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3981 × 3982 px | 45.4 MB
Print size: 33.7 × 33.7 cm | 1567.3 × 1567.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: CLASSICAL • CLAY • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PELIKAI • TERRACOTTA • TERRACOTTA; RED-FIGURE • VASES • VESSELS