This beautiful vessel once held wine,
and was
eventually buried as a tomb offering. On
one side
a youth is flanked by two maidens, one
of who
places a wreath on his head. On the
other, three
youths converse with each other. One of
them
holds a strigil, used in the gymnasium
to scrape
oil off the skin. Though these are only
painted
images, we feel they offer us a glimpse
of the
vanished world of antiquity. This vase,
which
delights us as it surely did its
original owners,
links us directly with that world.
- (PF.0024)
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