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title: Musical Scene on a Krater
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14200/musical-scene-on-a-krater/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Musical Scene on a Krater

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## Image File

[![Musical Scene on a Krater](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14200.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14200.jpg)

## Image Caption

A calyx-krater depicting two [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) listening while a third woman, who holds two flutes, sings. Attributed to the Niobid Painter. c. 460-450 BCE. From [Vulci](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vulci/), [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). Produced in Attica, [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, B. (2021, June 06). Musical Scene on a Krater. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14200/musical-scene-on-a-krater/>
### Chicago
Museum, British. "Musical Scene on a Krater." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 06, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14200/musical-scene-on-a-krater/>.
### MLA
Museum, British. "Musical Scene on a Krater." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Jun 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14200/musical-scene-on-a-krater/>.

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