--- title: Terracotta Pelike Showing Flute Player and Boxers author: Metropolitan Museum of Art source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13080/terracotta-pelike-showing-flute-player-and-boxers/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Terracotta Pelike Showing Flute Player and Boxers _Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_ ## Image File [![Terracotta Pelike Showing Flute Player and Boxers](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13080.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13080.jpg) ## Image Caption This pelike, or wine jar, is a [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) piece, specifically Attic, displaying beautiful black-figure work customary of Athenian [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/). The scene shows a flute player and two boxers. It was dated to the [Archaic period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaic_Period/) c. 510 BCE. The painter of this vase is named Acheloos. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) ## Cite This Work ### APA Art, M. M. o. (2020, November 09). Terracotta Pelike Showing Flute Player and Boxers. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Terracotta Pelike Showing Flute Player and Boxers." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 09, 2020. . ### MLA Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Terracotta Pelike Showing Flute Player and Boxers." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Nov 2020, . ## License & Copyright © [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254611) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254611). Submitted by [Matthew Vivonia](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/mlvivonia/ "User Page: Matthew Vivonia"), published on 09 November 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.