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Red-Figure Stamnos (Mixing/Storage Vessel): Komos (Musicians and Revelers)

c. 435–425 BCE
painter

attributed to Kleophon Painter

(Greek, Attic, active c. 440–410 BCE)
Culture
Medium
Ceramic
Measurements
height: 40.4 cm (15 7/8 in.); Diameter of foot: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.); width with handles: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.)
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John L. Severance Fund 2023.3
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102C Greek
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The Athenian stamnos, a shape favored by the Etruscans, was made primarily for export.

Description

Four lively figures move to the right across the front side of this stamnos, a vase used for storing and mixing wine. First comes a finely dressed woman playing the pipes, followed by three male figures, all nearly nude. The bearded one holds a drinking cup and reaches back, perhaps dancing, while the last in line concentrates on the music of his lyre.
Four orange-brown figures process on a black ceramic stamnos, a vessel with a small circular base, a rounded body with two squared handles on either side, and a thin neck that flares at the lip. Above and below, orange-brown geometric bands frame monochromatic figures. A woman leads playing the pipes, a man walking behind. The next man turns, throwing his arm toward the last man, playing a lyre, a stringed musical instrument.

Red-Figure Stamnos (Mixing/Storage Vessel): Komos (Musicians and Revelers)

c. 435–425 BCE

Kleophon Painter

(Greek, Attic, active c. 440–410 BCE)

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