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Saturday, September 25, 2021

An Amphora

801_1932 [Amphora]
 
This monumental amphora was found in Kerameikos cemetery, very close to the Acropolis of Athens, and is exhibited in the National Archeological Museum in Athens. It dates back to 760-750 B.C. 
 
Impressive dimensions (approximately 125cm x 60cm) and an interesting, painted scene of people.
See below. 
 
 
801_1932 [scene]

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The scene shows a funeral of that time. The dead person is depicted lying on the deathbed in the middle of the scene, while men, women and a child around it all lament with the hands on their heads, the mourning gesture of those days.
 
Photographed in Athens on January 18, 2014


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