Terracotta neck-pelike (wine jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: Overall: 10 1/2 x 6in. (26.7 x 15.3cm)diameter 5 11/16in. (14.5cm). Date: ca. 500 B.C..Musical contests: obverse, kithara player; reverse, youth singing to double fluteThe platforms on which the performers stand indicate that they are participating in musical competitions. The figure on the obverse holds a kithara, the type of lyre used for performances. His pose and the wreath he wears suggest that he may already have won. The figures on the reverse are entirely absorbed, the flute player within himself, the boy projecting toward his audience. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.