Greek women washing. Gouache painting by S.W. Kelly, c. 1937.

Previous title, replaced June 2023 : Greek women washing. Gouache painting.

1937

1 painting : gouache, on watercolour board ; image 13.8 x 24.8 cm

Greek women washing. Greek indoor bathing arrangements were simple, consisting merely of a large basin. Here are seen women preparing to wash, the central one holding a sponge and perfume vase. From an Attic red-figure stamnos of the mid fifth century B.C. in the Munich museum.

Wellcome Collection 34574i

After an Attic red-figure stamnos of the mid-fifth century B.C. in Munich