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Exclamations
Sometimes a message is inscribed on the vase, addressing the user or spectator.
- Black figure cup
transcription - chaire su kai piei eu
Very occasionally, the figures themselves speak. Examples include the joy at seeing the first swallow of spring, a kitharode singing an epic poem and an oil merchant's desire to get rich.

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Red figure cup
transcription - OUDUNAMOU