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A relaxed scene from a krater (wine-mixing vessel). Ttwowomen listen while a third plays thelyre. Attributed to the Danaë Painter, c. 460 BCE. Attica,Greece. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Art, M. M. o. (2021, June 06).Musical Scene on a Bell Krater.World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14201/musical-scene-on-a-bell-krater/
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