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Greek black-figure pelike jar with dark silhouetted figures, a dog, and a band of ornament on orange clay, against a gray background.

Pelike (Storage Jar)

A black-figure pelike, a two-handled Greek storage jar of terracotta, shows figures in dark silhouette against orange clay. A central figure in flowing drapery stands near a dog at lower left, flanked by standing figures on either side beneath a band of ornament.

Artist
Ancient Greek
Date
about 510-500 BCE
Medium
terracotta, black-figure with applied paint
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2107 px
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Philip D. Armour and Charles L. Hutchinson

Español: Pélike (vasija de almacenamiento) con figuras danzantes y un perro

Un pélike de figuras negras, una vasija griega de dos asas en terracota, muestra figuras en silueta oscura sobre arcilla anaranjada. Una figura central con ropaje fluido se sitúa junto a un perro en la parte inferior izquierda, flanqueada por figuras de pie a ambos lados.

Português: Pélike (jarro de armazenamento) com figuras dançantes e um cão

Um pélike de figuras negras, um jarro grego de duas alças em terracota, mostra figuras em silhueta escura sobre argila alaranjada. Uma figura central com vestes fluidas fica próxima a um cão na parte inferior esquerda, ladeada por figuras em pé de cada lado.

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