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| Keywords: Greekreligion-animalsacrifice-corinth-6C-BCE.jpg 6th c BC representation of an animal sacrifice scene in Corinth translation from French One of the four painted wood slabs of Pitsa found in 1934 near Sicyon in a cave above the village of Pitsa in Corinth Inscriptions reveal that they were dedicated to the Nymphs venerated in this cave The painted wooden plates were the most popular and most economic items dedicated to sanctuaries These examples from Pitsa are of great value because they are the only example of Corinthian paint on a large scale They are made with the technique of xerography using mineral pigments Inside the red or black outlines of figures colors white red blue yellow purple brown green and black without gradation were applied Dedications are written in Corinthian alphabet <br> The plaque represents a procession to an altar to sacrifice a lamb to the sound of the flute and the lyre Dedication to Thanksgiving Charity is shown with the names of Euthydika Eukolis Etheloncha and on the side the name of the painter of which only the origin Corinthian still remains c 540-530 BC National Archaeological Museum of Athens No 16 464 page is/was http //en wikipedia org/w/index php title Image 3AGreekreligion-animalsacrifice-corinth-6C-BCE jpg here http //commons wikimedia org/w/index php title Image NAMA_Sacrifice_aux_Charites jpg action edit PD-art original upload log All user names refer to en wikipedia 2006-06-14 14 48 Dbachmann 700×317×8 88759 bytes <nowiki> 6th c BC representation of an animal sacrifice scene in Corinth immediate source http //www unf edu/classes/freshmancore/core1images/greekreligion-animalsacrifice-corinth-6C-BCE jpg PD-art </nowiki> NAMA Nr 16464 Animal sacrifice in ancient Greek art | ||||
