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<I>Triskeles Dinos, </I>610-600 B.C.<BR>Ceramic, H. 17.7, Diam. 32.5, Inv. AG 4328
Triskeles Dinos (about 610-600 BC)
Agrigento, Palma di Montechiaro, near Castellazzo
Ceramic, local clay with pink slip
Museo Archeologico Regionale di Agrigento, inv. AG 4328
[Cat. no. 66]

Triskeles Dinos (about 610-600 BC)

This deep bowl for the mixing of wine was made in Gela, but the inspiration for its shape and decoration derives from an Eastern Greek model. The bottom of the bowl's exterior depicts the triskeles, a Near Eastern motif composed of three bent legs converging in a circular area at the center. The triskeles became one of the first symbols of Sicily and remains emblematic of the island today. The artist who created this vessel combined different decorative motifs in an unusual arrangement, most noticeably on the shoulder. The painted vase succeeds in expressing the innovative, colonial spirit of Western Greece.

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