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Pelikai

Scope note

Ancient Greek pear-shaped storage vessels with a broad mouth forming a continuous curve with the body; introduced into Attic Black-figure pottery at the end of the 6th century BCE, though painted primarily in the Red-figure technique.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000198883

Broader Terms used

<storage vessels>

Term used for

pelice
pelikes

Equivalent Terms used

pelike

Created

12yrs ago

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