1. Images of Women

2. Lecture outline Issues with interpretation Constructing the woman in the domestic context The Veil Nudity Identifying prostitutes

3. Constructing the Domestic Images of women without men – ‘domestic’ Provide insight into otherwise hidden world? However – images reflect a construction of gender produced by society Not to be taken at face value! Who was the intended viewer? A figured vase can be used to promote concepts of femininity to all viewers

4. Eroticism to female romanticism Red-figure lekythos, 475-425 BC

5. Adornment Red-figure hydria, 430 BC

6. Suspended Objects Mirrors, vases, sashes – floating in space used to represent the female space Red-figure, white-ground lekythos 475-425 BC

7. Invisible Bride Red-figure bowl, 550 BC

8. Abducting your bride Red-figure pyxis, 550 BC

9. Beautiful Loutrophoros Red-figure loutrophoros, 430-20 B C

10. Red-figure lebes gamikos, 450-400 BC

11. Plaque fragment; woman carrying a kalathos What is a kalathos and how was it used? Where do you think this plaque would have been used? What is the message of the plaque?

12. Red figure pyxis; women in various postions What is a pyxis and what is it used for? What activities are happening in these scenes? What objects are suspended in the scene and why? (arrow points to suspended alabastron

13. Red-figure pelike; woman and two youths What do you think this vessel would be used for? What is the woman holding and why? What do you think is happening here?

14. Red-figure, white ground lekythos; woman at stele with male figure What is a lekythos and how was it used? Where do you think the represented scene occurred? What do you think the woman is doing? How can you explore the figure of the man?

15. Veiled Bride Red-figure loutrophoros, 450-400 Red-figure oinochoe, 500-450

16. Veiling Resistance to consider Greek women as veiled Veil created portable seclusion for women – gives more freedom/independence The veil as a gesture

17. Veiling males and adolescents Red-figure pelike, 475-425 BC

18. The Veil Red-figure white ground lekythos, 450-400 BC Red-figure amphora, 475-425 BC

19. Nudity in the ritual context Red-figure krater, 430-420 BC

20. Spinning Hetaira? Red-figure hydria, 440-430 BC

21. Paying for it… Red-figure skyphos, 460 BC

22. Red-figure cup, 460-450 BC

23. Who? Red-figure psykter, 510 BC

24. Sex outside the symposium Red-figure cup, 475-425 BC