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A: Ruvo di Puglia, Puglia, Italy, B: Napoli, Campania, Italy

The Pronomos Vase: Pictorial Evidence for Theatre in Ancient Greece

Circa 400 BCE

The Pronomos vase, a red-figure volute-krater was created circa 400 BCE. Depicting an entire theatrical chorus and cast along with the celebrated musician Pronomos, in the presence of their patron god, Dionysos, it is considered the single most important surviving piece of pictorial evidence for theatre from ancient Greece. It was discovered in Ruvo di Puglia, Italy in 1836, and is preserved in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

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