Shape
Pelike
πελίκη
1900 vases
A type of amphora with the widest point near the base rather than the shoulder, giving it a pear-shaped profile. Particularly popular in red-figure production.
Function & Use
Storage of oil or wine
1900 examples
pelike
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pelike
pelike
pelike
pelike
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-400 to -300
PELIKE (SOUTH ITALIAN, GNATHIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, BLACK GLAZE)
-500 to -450
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
KLEOPHON P
· -475 to -425
pelike
PELIKE (SOUTH ITALIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
ERICHTHONIOS P
· -450 to -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
ERICHTHONIOS P
· -450 to -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
COPENHAGEN 1061, P OF
· -450 to -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
PHRIXOS P
· -450 to -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
PHRIXOS P
· -450 to -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
WÜRZBURG CAMEL, P OF THE
· -450 to -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
WÜRZBURG CAMEL, P OF THE
· -450 to -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
NAPLES 86299, P OF
· -450 to -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
OWEN CLASS
· -450 to -400
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TYSZKIEWICZ P
· -500 to -450
PELIKE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-400 to -300
PELIKE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-450 to -400
PELIKE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TYSZKIEWICZ P
· -500 to -450
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TYSZKIEWICZ P
· -500 to -450
PELIKE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
-475 to -425
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TYSZKIEWICZ P
· -500 to -450
PELIKE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TYSZKIEWICZ P
· -500 to -450
PELIKE, FRAGMENT (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TYSZKIEWICZ P
· -500 to -450
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TYSZKIEWICZ P
· -500 to -450
PELIKE (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TYSZKIEWICZ P
· -500 to -450
PELIKE, FRAGMENTS (ATHENIAN, RED-FIGURE)
RF
TYSZKIEWICZ P
· -500 to -450
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