The vase appears to be made of ceramic, sourced from mined clay. However, from the limited vision 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 has been painted black and that the "designs" have been painted red, making it a "red figure" vase. It turns out that the vase is made of ceramic and is 39.37 centimeters tall (British Museum 2014). It has an open mouth, a thinner neck and a very wide body that tapers into the foot. There are two handles, one on each side. There is also some red paint around the mouth and foot of the vase on the outside (and possibly the inside; there appears to be some chipped red paint, although it could be that the black paint has chipped and is showing the clay red below. This also happens on the handles). I expect the handles were separated from the vase itself and then attached later. The painting on one side (Figure 1) depicts four companions gathered in a “symposium” or “Drinking 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 of one side. This could be an identifying number to classify the vase to the museum, but this is unclear. Part 2 Production This vase was made in Attica, 450 BC-440 BC It would have started its life as raw material: clay From the chipping, I predict it is red clay dug up and sent to a factory, where it is then shaped by hand and 'fired' in a kiln. Next, it should cool, then it is sent to a painter and decorated: this vase was painted black, then the figures in red, by “Peleus……in the center of the sheet……probably been – moved to and from other departments since then) and received an article on the British Museum website. At this point, its monetary value is enormous and it is seen as 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 were taken from The British Museum, 2014. Works Cited · Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 2014, Dictionary .com, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/symposion, 21 May 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, 21 May 2014.• The Open University, 2014, Assessment Resources, https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=445743, May 21, 2014.