A pelike (Ancient Greek: πελίκη) is a one-piece ceramic container similar to an amphora. It has two open handles that are vertical on their lateral aspects and even at the side with the edge …

…Classical period, known for a pelike (wine container), now in the British Museum, of “Peleus Taming Thetis,” and for a “Nuptial Lebes” (the bringing of gifts to the newly wed bride), now in …

Male musicians accompany her with Greek instruments including a Barbiton (the string instrument which looks like a small harp) and an aulos (the wind instrument shaped like a doubled flute). …

An ancient Greek pottery vessel with a wide mouth, little or no neck, two vertical handles, and a plump belly. Pelikai (pl.) were probably used as wine containers. Web resource here. …

All the figures on this pelike wear costumes that would have indicated to the ancient Greek viewer that they were foreigners. The tight-fitting garments with zigzag designs worn by Andromeda …

May 11, 2018 · A pelike is a vessel with a sagging belly used for holding liquids. This particular pelike dates to the mid-4th century B.C.E., a time when this particular shape experienced …

Museum number 1849,0620.14 Description Pottery: red-figured pelike. (a) Birth of Athene. In the centre Zeus seated en face on a throne, the legs of which have Ionic capitals; below the …

Two men sit at a three-legged table playing a board game, as indicated by their gestures. A flute case and a lyre hanging on the wall above them suggest that the men are professional …

Pelike A variation of the one-piece amphora, so called because the neck flows smoothly into the body, in contrast to the offset neck of a neck amphora. History: The shape first appears in Attic …

Pottery: red-figured pelike. (a) A girl, with long sleeved chiton, himation knotted around her waist, and hair looped up with fillet, leans forward to right, holding in her left a rectangular box; with …