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title: Scene from a Symposium
author: James Lloyd
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1038/scene-from-a-symposium/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Scene from a Symposium

_Authored by [James Lloyd](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jtl203/)_

## Image File

[![Scene from a Symposium](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1038.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1038.jpg)

## Image Caption

Attic red-figure calyx krater. Depicted here is a [symposium](https://www.worldhistory.org/Symposium/) scene, the male guests are reclining whilst the female [aulos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aulos/)-player serenades them. By the Uppsala Painter. 11559, National Archaeological Museum, [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/)

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## About the Author

James' main area of research is ancient Greek music, but he has general interests in mythology, religion, and art & archaeology. A self-confessed philhellene, James keeps at least one eye on the Roman pie.
- [Facebook Profile](https://www.facebook.com/jan.vandercrabben@ancient.eu)

## External Links

- [The Symposium in Ancient Greece | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History](https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/symp/hd_symp.htm)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Lloyd, J. (2013, January 28). Scene from a Symposium. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1038/scene-from-a-symposium/>
### Chicago
Lloyd, James. "Scene from a Symposium." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 28, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1038/scene-from-a-symposium/>.
### MLA
Lloyd, James. "Scene from a Symposium." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Jan 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1038/scene-from-a-symposium/>.

## License & Copyright

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