Terracotta neck-pelike (wine jar)

Unknown

ca. 500 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Musical contests: obverse, kithara player; reverse, youth singing to double flute The platforms on which the performers stand indicate that they are participating in musical competitions. The figure on the obverse holds a kithara, the type of lyre used for performances. His pose and the wreath he wears suggest that he may already have won. The figures on the reverse are entirely absorbed, the flute player within himself, the boy projecting toward his audience.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 500 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1907