Greek Attic musical contest

Unknown (Greek)


Item type:
vessel
Date of creation:
ca. 500 BCE
Height:
26.7 cm  (10 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
black-figure terracotta
School:
Attic

Additional titles

Terracotta neck-pelike (wine jar)

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    [Museum inv. no.: 07.286.72]

Description

Side A: Two men on a podium (one behind the other); the taller playing aulos, the other with both arms and hands under his himation looking up (he seems to sing); Side B: A kitharist, also on a podium, holding instrument (seven strings depicted), while pulling his garment up with right hand; the left hand is wide open, and the wrist is in the holding band; the instrument's cover hanging from the instrument's body, tuning rings, crossbar and one disk visible.

Iconclass

48A3(+372)
competition, art contest (+ performing ~ music)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Double aulos
Kithara [4940]

RIdIM images



Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3878