Lekythos avec tisserandes, femmes, jeunes hommes et jeunes filles

Attributed to the Amasis Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 154

Ce lekythos (flacon d’huile) aurait été mis au jour en même temps qu’un autre, également conservé au Met et décoré d’un cortège nuptial qui conduit nuitamment l’épouse à la maison de l’époux. Les deux vases constituaient peut-être un présent offert à l’occasion du mariage, qui aurait ensuite accompagné la destinataire dans sa tombe. Le tissage, tâche ménagère importante, est ici dépeint en détail. Il faut noter en particulier le métier de haute lisse. De chaque côté de l’instrument, des femmes pèsent et filent la laine, et plient des pièces de tissu. La scène se déroule sans doute dans la partie de la maison réservée aux femmes.

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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