Birds wine jug

Question 1

Who painted the birds wine jug?

Answer 1

Attributed to the Gela Painter

Question 2

When was the birds wine jug painted?

Answer 2

480 BC.

Question 3

Where was the birds wine jug found?

Answer 3

Attica

Question 4

What does the b birds wine jug depict?

Answer 4

Shows two people dressed as birds dancing with an auletes (musician playing the aulos) in the background

Question 5

why is the birds wine jug useful

Answer 5

Impressive costumes”
Elaborate headpiece → comb?
Masks?
Wings - high level of detail → feathers clearly attatched
Music in plays:
Auletes - playing double aulos
dancing → entertainment value
Link to dionysus:
Double aulos
Ivy, vines
Comedic performance?
Aristophanes’ plays often included animal choruses e.g. frogs, wasps, birds

Question 6

what was the birds wine jug used for?

Answer 6

wine

Question 7

why isn’t the birds wine jug useful?

Answer 7

Made much later that Aristophanes’ plays/ comedies:
E.g. Aristophanes’ birds 414 BC
Unlikely to be a performance:
No stage, made much later than performance
No actors, no audience
Only two choral members performing → no sense of scale + grandeur