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<p>In deepening our understanding of the symposium in ancient Greece, this book embodies the wit and play of the images it explains: those decorating Athenian drinking vessels from the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The vases used at banquets often depict the actual drinkers who commissioned their production and convey the flowing together of wine, poetry, music, games, flirtation, and other elements that formed the complex structure of the banquet itself. A close reading of the objects handled
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- Author
- François Lissarrague
- Publisher
- Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
- Published
- 1990
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781400861156
- Category
- art
- Subjects
- Crafts & Hobbies, Science, Art
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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