Geometric Greek Pottery and Archaic and Classical Greek Vase Painting

Dipylon Amphora

750 BCE

- Geometric Greek Pottery

- Vessels made as grave markers with panels expressing grief

- man sized, described in human terms, painted decoration

Krater

- Geometric Greek Pottery

- vase (bowl) with wide mouth and belly, tall base, strong structure

- double frieze with ornamentation, figures, funeral procession, horse drawn chariots

- mythological, abduction of Helen

- prothesis and ekphora

Eleusis Vase

650 BCE

- Archaic Greek Pottery

- Amphora vase with new Orientalized figural painting

- figural painting with story of Perseus slaying medusa, and Cyclops

Corinthian black-figure Amphora

625 BCE

- Archaic Greek Pottery

- Black figure technique, figures painting in black or purple against light color, detail scratched in

- Corinth people, active traders with friezes of animals

- siren on neck

Oinochoe

650 BCE

- Archaic Greek Pottery

- Black figure technique on pouring jug (Oinochoe)

- representation on animals and Orientalizing

Nessus Amphora

600 BCE

- Archaic Greek Pottery

- Black figure technique

- Heracles slaying centaur, centaur stroking Heracles chin to show submission

Francois Krater

570 BCE

- Archaic Greek Pottery

- Black figure technique, volume Krater

- Adventures of Theseus and Achilles, battle between early Greeks and centaurs

Dionysus Amphora

530 BCE

- Archaic Greek Pottery

- Archaic black figure technique, Amasis painter

- Dionysus holds big wine cup, lively dancing

Exekias Drinking Cup

530 BCE

- Archaic Greek Pottery

- mythological representation in archaic vases

- Dionysus and Tyrrhenian Sea Pirates

- (top view has the ship)

Exekias Amphora

Late Archaic Period

- Archaic Greek Pottery

- Black figure painting that depicts story of Achilles and Penthesilea

- they fall in love, but Achilles kills her immediately (shows right before conclusion)

Achilles and Ajax Playing Dice

540 BCE

- Archaic Greek Pottery

-Black figure technique Amphora, Achilles feels insulted bc a woman he had taken prisoner had ben stolen by Agamemnon

Two Men Wrestling on Amphora

525 BCE

- Archaic Greek Pottery

- Black figure technique with etched details

Hydria Vase

510 BCE

- Archaic Greek Pottery

- Archaic pd Hydria which is a water vessel with 3 handles

- depicts private life of women

Euphronios Krater

510 BCE

- Classical Greek Pottery

- Red figure painting on ceramics krater, reversal in color (classical pd)

- signed work, brushwork

- shows death of a trojan princess

Euthymides, Three Revelers

510 BCE

- Classical Greek Pottery

- Amphora red figure technique, details painted in subtle fashion

- Aristocratic mortal men drinking, enjoying themselves

- middle figure in 3 quarter view

Athenian Red-Figure Cup

490 BCE

- Classical Greek Pottery

- Red figure technique by Brygos Painter

Psykter

480 BCE

- Classical Greek Pottery

- Classical painting using red figure technique, wine cooler with bulbous body and a tall, narrow foot

- frieze wraps around vessel, figures lively, illusion space is opening us

Kantharos

- Classical Greek Pottery

- a type of ancient Greek goblet with deep bowl with two large loop handles that extend above bring

Skyphos

- Classical Greek Pottery

- Drinking cup that is deep and stemless with two handles and a low foot

- popular for athletics, shows nude athlete