Diver Artist (ca. 510-ca. 450 BCE)The Diver Artist decorated a tomb which was discovered in 1968 in southern Italy. In the times before the Romans, the city near which it was found was called Poseidonia, in honor of the God of the Sea. These are the best examples of Greek painting which have survived.
Diver One, ca. 460 BCE: In this first panel, a couple reclines on a kline, a low sofa, in an affectionate pose, the younger laying aside his lyre and the elder returning the intense look. Their caressing movements seem to indicate whispered words between them with simplicity and elegance.
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 Diver Five, ca. 460 BCE: In this fifth panel, a couple and a solo man recline on low sofas. All three hold a kylix, or shallow wine-cup. The middle figure is tossing his wine in the game of kottabos. The couple on the left sofa, or kline, is almost certainly a romantic pair.
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 Diver Seven, ca. 460 BCE: In this seventh panel, the Diver Artist shows a boy-servant pouring wine from a huge krater that stands on a table decorated with garlands.
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 Diver Eight, ca. 460 BCE: In this eighth panel, two guests are perhaps leaving the symposion preceeded by a flute-playing girl. This shows an Etruscan influence and may be an indication or representation of the soul leaving this life for his eternal home.
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