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Polychrome Lebes Gamikos (Marriage Vessel)
Polychrome Lebes Gamikos (Marriage Vessel)

Polychrome Lebes Gamikos (Marriage Vessel)

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NationalitySicilian (Centuripe), Europe
Datecirca 300–289 BCE
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 32 1/16 in. (81.5 cm)
Sheet: 32 1/16 in. (81.5 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 1981.48
Collection AreaAntiquities
Object number1981.48
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Polychrome decoration uses surface paint in vivid shades of pink, blue, and other colors, but it is much less durable than black- or red-figure painting. The male and female figures barely visible on the body of this vase would have been more defined when they were painted. Polychrome vases were designed only for display, usually in funerary contexts.
Provenancepurchased from Bruce and Ingrid McAlpine Ancient Art, London, England, 1981
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