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Ancient Greek Vases and Amphorae

A collection of ancient Greek ceramic vases featuring figures, mythological scenes, and athletic contests, illustrating the artistry and culture of ancient Greece.

Black Figure Amphora Attic, 6th Century B.C. Greek Art Terra Cotta Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
Black Figure Amphora Attic, 6th Century B.C. Greek Art Terra Cotta Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
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Zylindrische Platte Cylindrical plate, Mayan culture, Mexico or Guatemala, 600-900 AD, polychrome ceramic, MuEC, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23171513
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Red figural miniature tray. Kothgasser, Anton (1769-1851), painter, Kaiserliche Porzellanmanufaktur in Wien (1744-1864), factory
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Apulian Pelike. Related to the Monopoli Group (South Italian (Apulian), active 340 - 320 B.C.)
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Black-Figure Lekythos with Charioteer. Greece, Athens, 525-475 B.C.. Furnishings; Serviceware. Terracotta
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Perseus with the head of Medusa. Red Figure vase. Greek Classical vase painting.
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Campanian Amphora. Attributed to Painter of Copenhagen 3757
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Terracotta plate. Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: Diam.: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm). Date: ca. 510 B.C..In the tondo, two revelers, one playing the double flute, the other holding a skyphos (deep drinking cup). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Attic Black-Figure Olpe (Shape 1). Painter of Wurzburg 351 (Greek (Attic))
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Attic hydria, Detail of woman dancing with two men
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Greek Art. Archaic period. Greek pithos decorated with the great nature goddess flanked by lions and birds. It comes from Thebes (Boeotia) and is dated between 680-670 B.C. Oriental style. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece.
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Greek Vase painting, Athletes with jumping-weights, found in Etruscan burial, c6th century BC.
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Vessel with Battle Scene, 600-900. Mesoamerica, Maya, Nebaj region, Late Classic Period, 7th-10th century. Ceramic and slip; overall: 16.9 x 15.3 x 15.3 cm (6 5/8 x 6 x 6 in.).
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Black-figure pottery, Attic vase of Exekias depicting Achilles and Ajax playing dice, detail
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Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) early 4th century B.C. Greek, Attic Obverse, woman seated between two men and two womenReverse, woman between two menThe iconography here leaves unclear whether it belongs to the everyday world or the realm of Dionysos. The figure on the obverse suggests Ariadne.. Terracotta calyx-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Greek, Attic. early 4th century B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Classical. Vases
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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) ca. 330-310 B.C. Attributed to the Ixion Painter On the body, obverse, Hippolytos, attendant, and Phaidra, with a Fury aboveReverse, two youthsOn the neck, obverse and reverse, youthThe Ixion Painter drew on many sources, including drama and mythology, for his vases. The representation her shows Hippolytos, the son of the Athenian hero Theseus, and his step-mother, Phaidra, seated on the right. She fell in love with the youth, and when he repulsed her advances, she killed herself, leaving a letter incriminating Hippolytos. Theseus believed her allegations and was responsible for his son's death. The Fury here foreshadows the tragic fate of the protagonists. The playwrights Sophokles and Euripides treated the story.. Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) 247402
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Greek black figure style vase. Warriors and a fallen warrior. GREECE.
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Kylix with a presentation of games of the young people; Thalia painter (520-510 BC); 510-500 BC (-510-00-00--500-00-00);Greece, Thalia painter (Fl. 520-510 A.C.), Sport in ancient
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the hero and the goddess, bell crater from the funerary chamber of Prince Iltirtiiltir, 4th century BC, necropolis of Piquia, Arjona, Iberian culture, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain.
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Pelike, fragmentary ca. 330-300 B.C. Greek, South Italian, Apulian. Pelike, fragmentary. Greek, South Italian, Apulian. ca. 330-300 B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Late Classical. Vases
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Kylix showing the Labours of Theseus, Athens, c440BC-c430BC. Artist: Codrus Painter.
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Kylix, eye-cup ca. 540-530 B.C. Attributed to the Painter of Louvre F 120 Interior, Medusa head; exterior, A, between eyes, three satyrs, one riding a mule; B, three satyrs between eyes.. Kylix, eye-cup. Greek, Attic. ca. 540-530 B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases
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Greek art. Lobed mouth oinochoe decorated with friezes depicting animal figures on the neck and body, 8th century BC. From a female burial. Kerameikos Archaeological Museum. Athens, Greece.
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Jar with Ritual Scene 1400-1500 Nayarit During the last few centuries prior to the Spanish conquest, ceremonial vessels in Mexico had simple forms with large surfaces to which complex decoration could be applied. On this vessel, red extends over the entire surface, including the straight-sided neck and base, and over it the designs are in dark brown, white, red, and orange outlined in black. A multifigural scene involving nine individuals in profile engaging in different actions appears on the chamber of the jar. The postures of the figures vary, and the three males are distinguished from the females by size, costume, and attributes. Four of the five women wear their hair bound in two topknots held with a white band. The fifth female is shown kneeling in an enclosure, her head thrown back and her eye closed. It has been suggested that this figure portrays a woman who had died during childbirth and that the scene may relate to the myth of the birth of Quetzalcóatl, the quasi-historical
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JARRO CALIFAL BIZCOCHEADO Y PINTADO CON TRAZOS EN BLANCO - SIGLO X. Location: MEDINA AZAHARA / MADINAT AL-ZAHRA-MUSEO-CERAMICA. PROVINCIA. CORDOBA. SPAIN.
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JARRON SATSUMA - LOCERIA DE SATSUMA - JAPON - FINALES DEL SIGLO XIX - LOZA ESTANNIFERA BROCADA. Location: BANCO HIPOTECARIO. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Nishapur dish, 10-11th cent. AD, Iran.
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Vase in Meiping Shape with Daoist Immortal Zhongli Quan second half of the 15th century China Identified by the leaf held in one hand and the gourd suspended from his belt, Zhongli Quan is revered in the religious tradition of Daoism. Thought to have lived sometime between the second century BC. and the second century AD., he is one of a group of eight quasi-historical figures that became prominent in Daoist traditions beginning in the twelfth century, and were later often depicted in the visual arts.. Vase in Meiping Shape with Daoist Immortal Zhongli Quan 75938
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Attic Red-Figure Kylix. Phintias
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Vase with immortal Liu Hai 18th century China. Vase with immortal Liu Hai. China. 18th century. Porcelain with relief decoration, painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ceramics
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Marble Urn ca. 400 Byzantine An openwork grapevine decorates this massive urn. Such vases are often depicted in both secular and religious works of art of the period, including mosaics, textiles, gold jewelry, and silver book covers.. Marble Urn 468422
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Plate designed by Epiktetos as painter. Epiktetos was a pupil of the first painters to use the red-figure technique, invented in Athens in about 530 BC. He decorated numerous cups and several plates. His clarity of line and the delicacy of the two revellers enable us to recognise even his unsigned work. Made in Athens about 520-500 BC
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Cerámica de figuras negras. Museo Arqueológico Nacional de Atenas.
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Eugène leaves (1870-1916). Vase "the sea". Translucent email on copper. 1912. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais.
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Calyx-krater, fragments ca. 540 B.C. Attributed to the manner of Exekias. Calyx-krater, fragments. Greek, Attic. ca. 540 B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases
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Cratere with the blinding of Polyphemus and a naval battle. Second quarter of the 7th century BC. Musei Capitolini, Rome. Museum: Musei Capitolini, Rome, ITALIA.
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Bowl decorated with figures of wrestlers, 6th Century B.C.
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Greek painted disk depicting a Goddess offering a ribbon to a youth. Dated 450 BC
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Cylinder Vessel with Avian Dancers. Honduras, Ulúa Valley, Maya, 650-750 CE. Ceramics. Slip-painted ceramic
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Attic Red-Figure Volute Krater; Attributed to Polygnotos (Greek (Attic), active 450 - 430 B.C.); Athens, Greece; about 445 - 430 B.C; Terracotta; 28.8 × 47.7 cm (11 5,16 × 18 3,4 in.)
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Bas relief Vase, c 1880. Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912). Bronze, gilding ; diameter of mouth: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); overall: 27.9 x 15.2 cm (11 x 6 in.).
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Attic Red-Figure HydriaFragment. Artist, attributed to: Nikoxenos Painter, Greek, Attic, ca. 500-ca. 475 B.C.
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Panathenaic amphora depicting boxing scene, from Tomb of the Warrior at Vulci, Viterbo province, Italy
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Nike offering laurel wreaths to the winners of the games and a sash for the winner, engraving by Benedict Piringer (1780-1826) from a Greek original, from Collection de Vases Grecs de Ms le Comte de Lamberg, by Alexandre de Laborde, 1813-1824, Paris.
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Jarre ". Transparent cover sandstone on a cream slip, decor painted in brown. Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Paris, Cernuschi museum. Chinese art, Chinese Ceramic, Painted Decor, Yuan Dynasty, Dragon, Engobe Creme, Jarre, Animal
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Enocoe Enocoe, Iberian art, archaeological and history museum of Elche Alejandro Ramos Folqués, Elche, Alicante, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23019246
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Pharmacy jar with the Apollo Belvedere and King David. Artist: Figure of Apollo Belvedere based on an engraving by Nicoletto da Modena (Italian, Modena, active ca. 1500-ca. 1520). Culture: Italian, possibly Castelli. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 10 1/4 × 8 5/8 in. (26 × 21.9 cm). Date: ca. 1545-50.The decoration on this jar combines pagan antiquity and biblical history--a common pairing in Renaissance Italy. In one roundel, the Old Testament prophet King David appears playing his harp. On the other side is a lively rendering of the Apollo Belvedere, the ancient marble statue discovered in Rome in 1489. The label--"Conserve with borage"--appears on both sides. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Attic Black-Figure Band Cup Fragment. Unknown
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Attic Black-Figure Kyathos. Related to Group of Vatican 480 (Greek (Attic))
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Red-figure pottery depicting Victory crowning athlete with olive branch
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Red-figure kylix, ca. 510-500 BC. Naked hetaira depicted wearing a sakkos in her hair, kneeling in front of an altar. Painted by Chairias, Attic vase painter active between 510 BC and 490 BC. Detail. Museum of the Ancient Agora. Athens, Greece. Author: Epiktetos (fl. 520 BC-490 BC). Chairias (fl. 510 BC-490 BC). Attic vase painter.
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Brush Holder. Artist: Gu Jue (active late 17th century). Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); D. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm).This brush holder illustrates scenes from the famous poem "Ode to the Pavilion of the Inebriated Old Man" by Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072). Demoted in 1045 to the remote Anhui Province, Ouyang took solace in wine and the natural world. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Greek, terracotta kylix (drinking cup) showing assembly of Gods on Mount Olympus and Dionysos mounting a chariot among satyrs and maenads.
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Red-figured pelike, hetairai and Eros British museum, London, England, Great Britain.
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The Bulla, 1923. Artist: Unknown
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KILIX DEL SIGLO V AC CON ESCENA DE LUCHA. Location: MUSEO DE ARTE ETRUSCO VILLA GIULIA. Rome. ITALIA.
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Przeszo Przyszoci Domenico from Venice (fl. 1547 1570)