The vase appears to be made of pottery, from quarried clay. However, from the limited view I have, it could be some sort of metal due to the shiny surface I see in Figure 1. I can also see that the vase was painted black and that the “drawings” were painted red. which makes it a “red figure” vase. The vase is found to be made of pottery and measures 39.37 centimeters in height (The British Museum 2014). It has an open mouth, a thinner neck, and a very broad body that tapers down to the foot. There are two handles – one on each side. There is also some red paint around the mouth and base of the vase on the exterior (and possibly the interior; there appears to be some peeling red paint, although it may be black paint has flaked off and shows the red clay underneath. This also happens on handles). I predict that the handles were separated from the vase itself and then attached afterwards. The painting on one side (Figure 1) depicts four companions gathered at a “symposion”, or “A drink together” (Online Dictionary 2014). On the other side (Figure 2), the painting shows "three draped ephebes" (or "adolescents" (Assignment Resources, 2014). Finally, there is a white stripe on the neck on one side. This may be a identification number to classify the vase in the museum, but this is not clear.Part 2ProductionThis vase was made in Attica, 450BC-440BC It would have started its life as raw material – clay. , I predict it is red clay dug up and sent to a factory, where it is then molded by hand and "fired" in a kiln. Then it has to cool, then it is sent to a painter and. decorated - this vase was painted black, then the. figures red, by "Peleus ...... middle of paper ...... probably - moved to and from other departments since then) and was the subject of an article on the British Museum website. At present, its monetary value is enormous and it is considered a rare item. During its time at the museum it was photographed and used in educational texts and was probably photographed by tourists. All information and references in Part 2 are from the British Museum, 2014. Works Cited • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 2014, Dictionary .com, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/symposion, May 21, 2014. • The British Museum, 2014, The British Museum Online, http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details. aspx?assetId=278605&objectId=399776&partId=1, May 21, 2014.• The Open University, 2014, Assessment Resources, https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=445743, May 21, 2014.