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Note: Standing almost five feet tall, this monumental amphora was used to mark an aristocratic tomb in Athens. Called Dipylon for the location in Athens where it and several others were found, this vase marks the high-point in Geometric art, with sophisticated multiple friezes and a central figural scene which makes an attempt to show both emotion and 3D perspective. The scene is known as a prothesis (or "wake"/"lying in state") in which the deceased lies under a canopy and is mourned by family and friends. It is a common scene on Geometric funerary vases.

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