Athenian pelike with two draped youths

An image of Vessel/Pelike/Jar. Pelike with a seated king (Aigeus and Theseus), and two draped youths. Clay, red-figured, height 0.505m, width 0.225m. Classical Period. 440-430 B.C. Production place: Athens.

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Vessel/Pelike/Jar. Pelike with a seated king (Aigeus and Theseus), and two draped youths. Clay, red-figured, height 0.505m, width 0.225m. Classical Period. 440-430 B.C. Production place: Athens.

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Accession Number: GR.25.1937
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 754 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 104.91kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2013:11:22 13:28:22

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5th Century Ancient Greece antiquity Athenian Attic BC Classical Greek Period clay container draped draperies drapery Fitz_ANT Greek handled jar male man men pelike red-figured vessel young youth

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