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The names we use for Greek vase shapes are often a matter of convention rather than historical fact. A few do illustrate their own use or are labeled with their original names, while others are the result of early archaeologists' attempt to reconcile the physical object with a known name from Greek literature—not always successfully.
With those caveats, the names of Greek vases are fairly well settled, even if such names are a matter of convention rather than historical fact. The following vases are mostly Attic, from the 5th and 6th centuries, and follow the Beazley naming convention. Many shapes derive from metal vessels, especially in silver, which survive in far smaller ...
'Psi' type female figurines form the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, Delphi Archaeological Museum Tau-, Psi- and phi- type Greek terracotta figurines date back to 1450–1100 BC in Mycenaean Greece . They were typically small (about 10cm high), made of terracotta , and were found in tombs, shrines and settlement areas.
Terracotta figurines are a wide range of small figurines made throughout the time span of Ancient Greece, and one of the main types of Ancient Greek pottery. Early figures are typically religious, modelled by hand, and often found in large numbers at religious sites, left as votive offerings .
The names designated as kalos are characteristic of aristocratic Athenian citizens. [2] Some kalos inscriptions are associated with certain vase painters or pottery workshops. The Antimenes Painter , for instance, is named for the kalos inscription to Antimenes on his pots, and the Leagros Group pottery workshop is named for the youth Leagros ...
A kantharos (/ ˈ k æ n θ ə ˌ r ɒ s /; Ancient Greek: κάνθαρος) or cantharus (/ ˈ k æ n θ ə r ə s /) is a type of ancient Greek cup used for drinking. Although almost all surviving examples are in Greek pottery, the shape, like many Greek vessel types, probably originates in metalwork. In its iconic "Type A" form, it is ...
White-ground technique is a style of white ancient Greek pottery and the painting in which figures appear on a white background. It developed in the region of Attica , dated to about 500 BC. It was especially associated with vases made for ritual and funerary use, if only because the painted surface was more fragile than in the other main ...
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