prescribed sources

Question 1

nausicaa painter vase - red figure amphora

Answer 1

-450 bc
-currently in the british museum
-depicts two women adorning bulls with woollen pellets - stemmata
-two tripods behind the women indicates that this was a sacrifice taking place at a choragic festival in a sanctuary of Dionysus
-animal sacrifice was used as proof of piety - xenophon wrote that Socrates was seen sacrificing at public and private altars - so did believe/ honour traditional gods
-shows that women and men have different roles
women = preparing the bulls for sacrifice
men = the actual act of killing/performing the sacrifice
-personification of the winged goddess nike - but without the wings shown - victory for a music festival
-reverse depicts a libation being poured
-shows an ideal sacrifice - one in which the animals do not protest - contrast to the parthenon frieze where the bull is pulling back in protest

Question 2

attic red-figure stamnos depicting a sacrifice

Answer 2

• 450-430 bc
  -currently in the british museum
  -important vase painting, depicting a rare scene which was part of blood sacrifice
  -goddess Nike - winged goddess of victory is present - thanking the gods - maybe military victory - or preparation for a battle
  -Archenautes is the bearded man on the left
  -two boys with spits - one is in the act of roasting a piece of meat in the flame
  -boys names are - Nikodemos and Sosipos