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  2. Pottery of ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    Greek pottery, unlike today's pottery, was only fired once, using a very sophisticated process. [23] The black color effect was achieved by means of changing the amount of oxygen present during firing. This was done in a process known as three-phase firing involving alternating oxidizing –reducing conditions.

  3. Ostracon - Wikipedia

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    On display in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens, housed in the Stoa of Attalus Ancient Greek ostraca voting for the ostracization of Themistocles in 482 BC. An ostracon (Greek: ὄστρακον ostrakon, plural ὄστρακα ostraka) is a piece of pottery, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel.

  4. Conservation and restoration of ancient Greek pottery

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    The information learned from vase paintings forms the foundation of modern knowledge of ancient Greek art and culture. Most ancient Greek pottery is terracotta, a type of earthenware ceramic, dating from the 11th century BCE through the 1st century CE. The objects are usually excavated from archaeological sites in broken pieces, or shards, and ...

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    Other sources suggest that more than four-in-ten (44%) internet users, aged 18 to 34, share memes regularly, seconding Mittal’s idea that memes play a significant role in the way young ...

  6. Revellers Vase - Wikipedia

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    Painted around 510 BCE in the red-figure pottery style, the vase was found in an Etruscan tomb in Vulci, Italy. The painting is attributed to Euthymides . The vase is an amphora (a type of vessel normally used for storage), painted with two scenes: one depicts three nude partygoers, and the other the Trojan hero Hector arming for battle.

  7. 50 Funny “Great British Memes” To Crack You Up - AOL

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    Image credits: greatbritish.memes After finishing his degree and graduating from Portsmouth University, Bacon founded the GBM Group company itself in 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic.The founder ...

  8. Dipylon Krater - Wikipedia

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    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." A krater is a large Ancient Greek painted vase used to mix wine and water, but the large kraters at the Dipylon cemetery served as grave markers .

  9. Kerameikos - Wikipedia

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    Kerameikos (Greek: Κεραμεικός, pronounced [ce.ɾa.miˈkos]) also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of Athens, Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River.