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Learn how Athenian potters decorated fine pottery with black- and red-figure techniques between the sixth and fourth century B.C. See examples of vases with different shapes, functions, and styles, and explore their insights into Athenian life.
- The Praenestine Cistae
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- Terracotta Plate
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- Terracotta Psykter
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- Terracotta Stamnos
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- Ancient Greek Bronze Vessels
The vases are among our best evidence for ancient Greek...
- Time of Day on Painted Athenian Vases
This was an abduction of opportunity, given that the school...
- The Praenestine Cistae
Explore the collection of Greek vases from 530–500 BC, featuring hunting, dancing and mythology scenes. Learn about the red-figure technique and the innovative group of potters and painters led by Andokides.
Pottery, due to its relative durability, comprises a large part of the archaeological record of ancient Greece, and since there is so much of it (over 100,000 painted vases are recorded in the Corpus vasorum antiquorum), [ 1 ] it has exerted a disproportionately large influence on our understanding of Greek society.
13 maj 2020 · Learn about the history, function, and decoration of ancient Greek vases, from the Archaic to the Classical period. Discover the different types of vases, colors, and styles, and how to identify and value them.
2 sie 2011 · Many pots fulfilled a range of functions, being used in both domestic and ceremonial or religious contexts. Clay, cheap and plentiful in many parts of ancient Greece, was the basic raw material for most containers.
Made of terracotta (fired clay), ancient Greek pots and cups, or “vases” as they are normally called, were fashioned into a variety of shapes and sizes (see above), and very often a vessel’s form correlates with its intended function.
16 mar 2018 · The pottery of ancient Greece from c. 1000 to c. 400 BCE provides not only some of the most distinctive vase shapes from antiquity but also some of the oldest and most diverse representations of the cultural beliefs and practices of the ancient Greeks.
