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2. Ancient Greek funerary vases - Wikipedia

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   Ancient Greek funerary vases are decorative grave markers made in ancient Greece that were designed to resemble liquid-holding vessels. These decorated vases were placed on grave sites as a mark of elite status. There are many types of funerary vases, such as amphorae, kraters, oinochoe, and kylix cups, among others.

3. Apulian picture vases for a funeral ceremony (Berlin Antique ...

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   The vase collection is listed until 2010. The find complex associated with a group of ancient Apulian picture vases for a funeral ceremony (German: Apulische Bildervasen für eine Totenfeier) consists of 29 vases, plates, vase fragments, and fragment groups, which are showpieces of the Berlin Collection of Classical Antiquities in the Altes Museum.

4. Pottery of ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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   At Athens researchers have found the earliest known examples of vase painters signing their work, the first being a dinos by Sophilos (illus. below, BM, c. 580), this perhaps indicative of their increasing ambition as artists in producing the monumental work demanded as grave markers, as for example with Kleitias's François Vase.

5. Dipylon Krater - Wikipedia

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   Dipylon Kraters are Geometric period Greek terracotta funerary vases found at the Dipylon cemetery; near the Dipylon Gate, in Kerameikos.Kerameikos is known as the ancient potters quarter on the northwest side of the ancient city of Athens and translates to "the city of clay."

6. Kerameikos steles - Wikipedia

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   The first steles were dated from the Early Bronze Age, around 2000 B.C.The use of steles as grave markers gained popularity in Kerameikos around the Protogeometric period c.a. 950 B.C.E. until they fell out of style around the 8th century C.E. [3] The site was first excavated in 1870 by German archaeologists looking for grave-goods. [4]

7. New historical marker unveiled for WWII memorial in Savannah

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   SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A new marker is shining a light on a meaningful addition to Savannah’s rich history. The “A World Apart” memorial on River Street includes the names of 527 fallen ...