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Attic Red-Figure Pelike

Attic Red-Figure Pelike

Red-figure Group G · Pelike · about 340 B.C.
The ornamentation for the pelike consists of an egg pattern with dots on rim, neck and for groundline.
Side A) A female protome (Amazon) facing right, flanked by two griffin protomes (facing left and right; the latter is painted with added white
Side B) Two mantled youths facing one another. Right youth extends one arm outside mantle, above a discus (?)
Shape
Technique
Date
about 340 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Painter
Attribution
Attributed
Dimensions
H: 21.50 cm D: 13.50 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
77.AE.124
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)