AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED PELIKE

AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED PELIKE
attributed to the plousios painter
circa 520-510 b.c.
Each side with the same scene with slight variations in which two bearded men sit at a gaming table, each wearing a himation wrapped around his waist and legs, the man to the left seated on a stool, resting his chin on the end of a staff which he holds with his left hand, his right hand with two fingers extended proclaiming that he has just thrown a two, the man to the right seated on a chair, its curved back terminating in a swan head, leaning forward to retrieve the dice with his right hand, his left hand raised above his head and resting on the top of his staff, a large krater with down-turned handles below the table, a vine growing behind, imitation inscriptions in the field, a dotted lotus-bud chain above, graffito on the underside of the foot; some details in added red
14¼ in. (36.19 cm) high