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 …

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). …

…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 …

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 …

A pelike was a ceramic container that the Greeks used as storage/transportation for wine and olive oil. As seen in the picture on the right, it had a large belly with thin, open handles. Unlike …

Pelike ist ein allgemeiner Name für eine Amphore mit weiter Mündung und einem tiefen Schwerpunkt, da der breiteste Durchmesser in der unteren Gefäßhälfte liegt. Sie haben einen …

Title: Terracotta pelike (jar) Artist: Attributed to Polygnotos. Period: Classical. Date: ca. 450–440 BCE. Culture: Greek, Attic. Medium: Terracotta; red-figure. Dimensions: H. 18 13/16 in. (47.8 …

Introduced by red-figure artists, the pelike was adopted as well by their black-figure counterparts. The subject here is a further modification of the theme of Ajax and Achilles gaming (compare …

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 volutes is a band of dotted chequer pattern; below …

Title: Pelike. Period: Late Classical. Date: 4th century BCE. Culture: Greek, Attic. Medium: Terracotta; red-figure. Dimensions: H. 21.21 cm. Classification: Vases. Credit Line: Gift of Mr. …