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Two-handled jar (pelike) with actors preparing for a performance
Two-handled jar (pelike) with actors preparing for a performance

Two-handled jar (pelike) with actors preparing for a performance

the Phiale Painter (also known as the Boston Phiale Painter)
about 430 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsHeight: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.); diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.883
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: bought by E. R. from Calabrese with the Pamphaios. From excavations at Cervetri); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)
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