Clay
500-490 BCE
Greece
Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Greek civilisation
Theme
Ancient Societies
Subtheme
Death in Ancient Greece and Rome - Timeless practices
Case Title
Funerary Rituals
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Trachones, Athens, Greece
Measurements
76 x 30 cm
Accession Number
F 1887
Description
Mourning the dead: a group of women – relatives or professional mourners – have gathered around the body in lamentation, beating their heads and wailing in grief. The deceased’s father sits nearby, while other men pay their respect.
Vessels of this type were normally used to carry water for the ceremonial pre-marriage bath. In this case, it was used to mark the tomb of an unmarried person.
