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Pelike (storage vessel for a tomb)

Pelike (storage vessel for a tomb)

Artist: The Painter of Athens 1472 (Greek)
Date: 350-330 BCE
Dimensions:
H: 14 7/16 in. (37.6 cm); Diam (rim): 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Max Diam (body): 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Diam (foot): 5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm)
Medium: Wheel-thrown, slip-decorated earthenware
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds given by Rita Barbour Kern in memory of Marguerite Wilson Barbour
Object number: 1993.49
Label Text:Front: Peleus surprising Thetis and her sisters at the bath with Eros flying above; Back: three youths
Not on view
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