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Antiquities
Wine jug (oinochoe). A boy is depicted playing a lyre to a woman while a satyr, a mythical creature, moves off to the right. There are traces of white paint on the woman. Women are conventionally portrayed as having white skin on Greek vases.
Antiquities, Archaeology
Wine jug (oinochoe) from South Italy. The roughly painted decoration is of a woman's head and a large stylised palm-leaf (palmette). Attributed to a group of artists now known as the Circle of the Painter of the Naples 2585 vase. Approximately 325-300 BC
Marriage ceremony vessel (lebes gamikos) from Lucania. Two female heads decorate the lid. On the body of the vessel are two scenes. In one a satyr carries a wreath and a basket of gifts. In the other a woman holds a mirror and a cloth, perhaps her girdle that she would dedicate to a god before marriage. Attributed to the artist now known as the Painter of the Naples 1959 vase. Approximately 360-320 BC
