Lekythos mit Wolle webender Frau und Frau zwischen jungen Männern und Frauen

Attributed to the Amasis Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 154

Dieser Lekythos (Ölflasche) soll gemeinsam mit einem weiteren Lekythos gefunden worden sein, der sich im Besitz des Museums befindet, und bildet eine Hochzeitsprozession ab, bei der die Braut des Nachts zum Haus ihres Bräutigams geführt wird. Die beiden Vasen könnten Hochzeitsgeschenke gewesen sein, die ihrer Besitzerin mit ins Grab gegeben wurden. Das Tuchweben, eine wichtige Haushaltstätigkeit, wird hier detailgetreu dargestellt, mit besonderer Betonung des aufrechten Webstuhls. Auf beiden Seiten wiegen und spinnen Frauen die Wolle und falten das gewonnene Tuch. Die Kulisse bilden wohl die Frauengemächer des Hauses.

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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