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ARTIST: The Athena Painter (Greece)
TITLE OF WORK: Black-figure lekythos with satyrs dancing a pyrrhic
TYPE OF WORK: Painting on pottery, black-figure lekythos vase
DATE: -485
DATE DETAILS: BC approx.
DIMENSIONS: 25.2 x 8.8 cm diam.
COMMENTS: The lekythos is a tall, slender jug used to contain olive oil. The satyrs are armed with Attic helmets, spears and pelta, a curved shield, in this case fitted with short aprons to protect the feet.
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Ancient, Greece, Attica, Athens
DANCE FORM: pyrrhic
KEYWORDS: armed, satyr
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