Attic Greek Pottery

Greco roman terracotta of herpokrates 100 bc 100 ad.

Attic greek pottery.

Black figure pottery painting also known as the black figure style or black figure ceramic greek μελανόμορφα melanomorpha is one of the styles of painting on antique greek vases. Ancient greek attic black figure pottery apulia ca 350 bc antiques. Pottery containers decorated on the outside are common in the ancient world. Greek pottery black figure 1st century vases decor ancient greek ceramic art old world archaeology attic sotheby s sale of antiquities totals 17 5 million alain r truong a marble torso of an emperor roman imperial julio claudian 1st half of the 1st century a d.

Greek artifacts ancient artifacts ancient greek art ancient greece greek mythology art classical greece greek pottery black figure greek history attic black figure olpe getty museum attic black figure olpe. 168 for 24 monthsopens a installment calculator layer 168 for 24 months. 14 13 2 cm 5 1 2 5 3 16 in. The clay keramos to produce pottery kerameikos was readily available throughout greece although the finest was attic clay with its high iron content giving an orange red colour with a slight sheen when fired and the pale buff of corinth.

Attic white ground lekythos by the athena painter 500 480 bc. Here are some of the basic types of greek pottery vases jugs and other vessels. Ancient greek 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 it has exerted a disproportionately large influence on our understanding of greek society the shards of pots discarded or buried in the 1st millennium bc are. Style of painting on ancient greek vases.

Details about ancient greek attic black figure pottery apulia ca 350 bc antiques. Photo sotheby s 11 june 2010 new. 540 bc now in the munich state collection of antiquities. Greek psykter depicting reveling satyrs reveling satyrs attic red figure psykter wine cooler signed by douris c.

The greeks used pottery vessels primarily to store transport and drink such liquids as wine and water. Heracles and geryon on an attic black figured amphora with a thick layer of transparent gloss c. In the british museum london. The greeks athenianpotters in particular standardized certain styles perfected their techniques and painting styles and sold their wares throughout the mediterranean.

Jul 27 2020 explore alessandra v s board greek pottery followed by 210 people on pinterest. Clay was generally prepared and refined in settling tanks so that different consistencies of material could be achieved depending on the vessel types to be made with it. Cypriot ceramic pitcher with mushroom pit 700 600 b c.