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Diver Five, The Diver Tomb Painter, Paestum, Italy, ca. 480 BCE

Greco-Roman - 1 year ago - troycapc

Fifth in a series of eight works from the Tomb of the Diver.  This tomb was created in about 480 Before the Common Era and was discovered in 1968.  Any lover of Classical Greece or of the lifestyle of the Ancients will find this series fascinating.  In this fifth panel, a couple and a solo man recline on low sofas.  All three hold a kylix, or shallow wine-cup.  The middle figure is tossing his wine in the game of kottabos.  The couple on the left sofa, or kline, is almost certainly a romantic pair.

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