{"product_id":"grand-tour-pottery-wall-picture","title":"Grand Tour Pottery Wall Picture","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA charming Grand Tour pottery wall plaque, \u003c\/span\u003eexquisitely hand-decorated with scenes of symposium after Ancient Greek and Apulian examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy We Like It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWe admire the tenderness of line in this exquisite painting and the archaeological accuracy of its rendering. An homage to the arts of Ancient Greece, informed by the knowledge of archaeology and passion for the history of decorative arts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn Ancient Greece, a symposium was\u003cspan\u003e a male aristocratic activity, a tightly choreographed social gathering where men drank wine together, conversed, and enjoyed themselves in a convivial atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBedecked in garlands, participants reclined—one or two to a couch—in a room designed to hold seven to fifteen couches with cushions and low tables.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany such rooms have been identified archaeologically in domestic settings, although the best representation is perhaps the painted Tomb of the Diver at Paestum.  As described in Plato’s \u003cem\u003eSym\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eposium\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e, the men\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003econversed,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e recited poetry or enjoyed music. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 31 cm \/ 12.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth: 30.5 cm \/ 12”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepth: 1 cm \/ 0.5”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peacock's Finest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56688203432262,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/3138\/0550\/files\/FullSizeRender_16cb316c-0b1e-478f-a515-c45e98bcd072.jpg?v=1780394492","url":"https:\/\/peacocksfinest.com\/products\/grand-tour-pottery-wall-picture","provider":"Peacock's Finest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}