Libation Bowl: Girls Dancing and Playing Double Pipe

White terracotta plate with decoration in reddish-orange and black. Eight young women dressed in long robes are shown dancing with interlocking hands. One plays a double flute. A fire burns on an altar and other decorative or ritual objects are depicted.

Libation Bowl: Girls Dancing and Playing Double Pipe

Description:
Libation Bowl Depicting Dancing Girls and a Girl Playing the Double Pipe
Artist:
The Painter of London D12
Medium:
Terracotta; white ground
Dimensions:
Diam. 22.5 cm; D. 3.2 cm
Context:
Athens, Attica, Greece,
Date:
Classical, ca. 450 BCE
Inventory Number:
65.908
Lender:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Credit:
Edwin E. Jack Fund
Photograph © 2019 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston