Column Krater with a Symposium Scene
Here, a "symposium," or men's drinking party, is under way. Entertainment at such events was provided by "hetairai," or female prostitutes, who also served as musicians and dancers. Reclining on dining couches are two bearded men and an unbearded youth, who tilts his head back...
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[Excavated, ""Foiano Tomb Two"" at Foiano della Chiana, Tuscany, 1879]; Alfonso del Soldato, 1879, by excavation. Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [cat. no. 176]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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