The contribution deals with the so-called Centuripe-Class, a group of polychrome painted pottery from 3rd and 2nd century B.C. found in Eastern Sicily. Its large vessels – mainly lekanides, pyxides and a few lebetes – were painted in... more
The contribution deals with the so-called Centuripe-Class, a group of polychrome painted pottery from 3rd and 2nd century B.C. found in Eastern Sicily. Its large vessels – mainly lekanides, pyxides and a few lebetes – were painted in tempera style after firing. The figurative decorations are concentrated solely on the prominent side. Specimens of this class were only found in Centuripe and Morgantina. The article proposes a re-evaluation of the common interpretation of the motifs as wedding ceremonies. By searching for figurative markers of wedding ceremonies in Attic, Southern Italian and Sicilian vase painting and comparing them to the Centuripe motifs, it becomes apparent that the Centuripe class also provides information about different themes such as theatre scenes.
