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Pelike logo #10101) Type of container
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Pelike logo #21000 A pelike (πελίκη) is a one-piece ceramic container similar to an amphora. It has two open handles that are vertical on their lateral aspects and even at the side with the edge of the belly, a narrow neck, a flanged mouth, and a sagging, almost spherical belly. Unlike the often-pointed bottom of many amphorae, the pelike`s bottom is always f....
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pelike logo #21003(from the article `Marsyas Painter`) Greek painter of the late Classical period, known for a pelike (wine container), now in the British Museum, of `Peleus Taming Thetis,` and for a ...
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