- A
pelike (Ancient Gr****: πελίκη) is a one-piece
ceramic container similar to an amphora. It has two open
handles that are
vertical on
their lateral aspects...
- A
pelike was a
ceramic container that the Gr****s used as storage/transportation for wine and
olive oil. As seen in the
picture on the right, it had a large...
- hetaera,
pelike.
Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Theseus abducts Helen, stamnos.
Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Apollo and Tityos,
pelike. Paris, Louvre...
- Orestes,
Electra and
Hermes at the tomb of Agamemnon,
lucanian red-figure
pelike, c. 380–370 BC,
Louvre (K 544)...
- including: ****us
beheading the
sleeping Medusa,
obverse of a
terracotta pelike (jar)
attributed to
Polygnotos (vase painter) (c. 450–440 BC), collection...
- Nikê (top) and
Apollo (right). The
goddess is
wielding a torch.
Attic red-figured
pelike 370–350 BCE. From Campania,
South Italy.
British Museum, London...
-
Pelike with
actors preparing is a two-handled jar (
pelike)
depicting actors preparing for a performance. It is a
piece of red-figure
pottery measuring...
- the
caduceus Iris with the
caduceus in
detail from an
Attic red-figure
pelike,
middle of
fifth century BC (Agrigento, Sicily) Coin from
Sardis (Turkey)...
-
mounted on
Pegasus fighting the Chimera, side A from an
Attic red-figure
pelike Bellerophon and the Chimera, edge of an
Attic red-figure
epinetron (thigh-protector...
- The
pelike is a
special type of
belly amphora, with the
belly placed lower, so that the
widest point of the
vessel is near its bottom. The
pelike was...
