Ancient Greek Vases and Ceramics

Terracotta vessels featuring red-figure techniques, illustrating mythological scenes and daily life, demonstrating ancient Greek art and craftsmanship.

Black-Figure Neck Amphora; Attributed to Affecter (Greek (Attic), about 540 - 520 B.C.), Affecter (Greek (Attic), about 540 - 520 B.C.); Athens, Greece; about 530 B.C; Terracotta; 38.7 × 25.7 cm (15 1,4 × 10 1,8 in.)

Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); diameter 5 7/16 in. (13.9 cm). Date: 1st quarter of the 4th century B.C..Poseidon riding a sea horse and a youthThis unassuming vase presents the two protagonists in one of the major Greek myths. The sea god Poseidon became enamored of Pelops, son of Tantalos. When Pelops came to Pisa, in Elis, he fell in love with Hippodameia, daughter of king Oinomaos. Oinomaos eliminated his daughter's suitors by besting them in a chariot race. Here, Pelops asks Poseidon for horses that will permit him to win his prize. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

South Italian amphora. 4th c. BC. Classical Greek art. Ceramics. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia.

Apulian red-figured pelike, by workshop Painters of Dario and Oltretomba, IV Century, 330-310, cm 35 diamentro orlo 16.3 cm, piede 12.4 cm

Black -propeller amphora with the representation of Heracles with the Erimantan savage and Eurosemus hidden in the barrel; Comrade characters Hermes and Kalifobe; Kr around 510 BCE (-515-00-00--505-00-00);Greece, Herakles (Mitol.), Hermes (Mitol.), Hoplici, Dzik (iconogr.), Archaic period, warriors, archers

Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar) ca. 460-450 B.C. Attributed to the Nausicaä Painter The infant Herakles strangling snakes sent by the goddess HeraHerakles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, was one of twins conceived in a night when Alkmene, the wife of Amphitryon, was visited by both her husband and the god Zeus. Angered by his infidelity, Zeus's wife, Hera, tried to kill the infant Herakles with snakes. Here the child strangles them in the presence of his parents and Athena, his protective goddess.. Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar). Greek, Attic. ca. 460-450 B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Classical. Vases

Black-Figure Neck Amphora; Attributed to Affecter (Greek (Attic), about 540 - 520 B.C.), Affecter (Greek (Attic), about 540 - 520 B.C.); Athens, Greece; about 530 B.C; Terracotta; 38.7 × 25.7 cm (15 1,4 × 10 1,8 in.)

Panathenaic amphora, 530-520 BC, attributed to the Mastos painter, black-figure pottery from Vulci, Italy. Ancient Greek civilization, Magna Graecia, 6th Century BC.

Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); diameter 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); width with handles 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm). Date: late 5th century B.C..Two womenOne woman holds a casket, the other a lekythos (oil flask). Such a scene probably has nuptial connotations, but the same figures appear during the late fifth and four centuries B.C. on marble grave reliefs. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stamnos czerwonofigurowy z przedstawieniem menad tańczących przy idolu Dionizosa. Malarz Amfory Deepdene (ok. 470-460 p.n.e.), author

Italy, Apulia, Krater (vase used to mix wine and water), painted by Carnee Painter

Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl) ca. 400-380 B.C. Attributed to the Sarpedon Painter Obverse, Europa pleading with Zeus for the life of Sarpedon; Hera, Hypnos, PasitheaReverse, Europa with attendants watching Hypnos and Thanatos bringing the body of SarpedonThe decoration probably reflects the Europa or Carians, a lost play by the Greek tragedian, Aischylos. The subject of the obverse is unusual and has posed difficulties of identification. The depiction of Sarpedon being transported by Sleep and Death to his native Lycia for burial originated in Athens, possibly with the painter Euphronios, and it assumed some currency on vases. With the numerous props indicating the abode of Zeus and Hera and of the enthroned Europa, the Apulian vase likely represents a specific theatrical interpretation.. Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl) 249090

Terracotta amphora (jar) ca. 530-520 B.C. Attributed to the Antimenes Painter Obverse, Athena and Herakles in the gigantomachy (battle of gods and giants)Reverse, Poseidon, Leto, Apollo, Artemis, DionysosOn the lip, obverse and reverse, chariot racesOf particular interest on this vase is the frieze of racing chariots on the lip. Subordinate bands of figural decoration were introduced at various times and on various shapes in Athenian vase-painting. At the end of the sixth century B.C. and in the early fifth, decoration on the lip occasionally appears, especially on amphorae type A. The most significant instance of this feature in the Museum's collection appears on the amphora signed by the potter Andokides and displayed in the Greek galleries on the main floor.. Terracotta amphora (jar). Greek, Attic. ca. 530-520 B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases

Lekyt czarnofigurowy z przedstawieniem wojownika zakładającego zbroję. Malarz Edynburski, Ateny, author

Mixing Vessel with Apollo and Artemis; Attributed to the Palermo Painter (Greek (Lucanian), active about 430 - about 400 B.C.); Lucania, South Italy; 415 - 400 B.C; Terracotta; 56 × 34 cm (22 1,16 × 13 3,8 in.)

Terracotta amphora (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 26 in. (66 cm). Date: ca. 530-520 B.C..Obverse, Athena and Herakles in the gigantomachy (battle of gods and giants)Reverse, Poseidon, Leto, Apollo, Artemis, DionysosOn the lip, obverse and reverse, chariot racesOf particular interest on this vase is the frieze of racing chariots on the lip. Subordinate bands of figural decoration were introduced at various times and on various shapes in Athenian vase-painting. At the end of the sixth century B.C. and in the early fifth, decoration on the lip occasionally appears, especially on amphorae type A. The most significant instance of this feature in the Museum's collection appears on the amphora signed by the potter Andokides and displayed in the Greek galleries on the main floor. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup) ca. 460 B.C. Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter Obverse and reverse, men and youthsThe subject on each side is probably a departure scene: a youth receives his armor and takes leave of a mature man.. Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup) 247497

Terracotta amphora (jar) ca. 480-460 B.C. Pose attributed to Praxias Group Obverse, woman with raised hands; reverse, man leaning on a crutch. The red is superposed, not reversed, as in true red-figure.. Terracotta amphora (jar) 251468 : Pose attributed to Praxias Group, Terracotta amphora (jar), ca. 480460 B.C., Terracotta, 8 1/4in. (21cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1924 (24.97.6)

Neck amphora with (A) erotic scene and (B) man and woman between sphinxes. Attributed to the Timiades Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 565 - 550 B.C.)

Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask) ca. 430-420 B.C. Attributed to the Washing Painter Youth and womanA young man in travel attirea petasos (broad-brimmed hat) and a cloakstands before a woman who holds up a wreath. As the youth is also shown with a wreath, we may infer that the painter has combined two successive moments in one picture.. Terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask). Greek, Attic. ca. 430-420 B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Classical. Vases

Pyx representing Eros in the mirror, red-figure pottery from a workshop of Taranto, Apulia, Italy. Ancient Greek civilization, Magna Graecia, 4th Century BC.

Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)diameter of mouth 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)diameter of foot 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm). Date: ca. 410-400 B.C..Obverse, bull being sacrificedReverse, torch raceThe scenes on the krater probably refer to an Athenian festival dedicated to the god Hephaistos. An inscription indicates that the festival was either founded or reorganized about 421/420 B.C. Although little is known about it, the events included a torch race and the sacrifice of bulls, possibly by the victors in the race. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pelike (Storage Jar) 510 BCE-500 BCE Greece. This ancient storage vessel is decorated in the black-figure technique, which was developed in Corinth and used widely during the Archaic period (700ñ480 BCE). Gloss, a slip made from refined clay, was applied to all areas intended to be black. For the figural scene the silhouettes of the figures and other elements were painted in gloss, sometimes following the lines of a preliminary sketch scratched into the surface. Using a sharp tool, the artist created details by incising through the gloss to the light clay ground below. Colors such as purple-red and white, made from a gloss with mineral pigments, were then added. After a three-stage firing process applying alternately less and more oxygen, the gloss turned black. In its finest form, it was quite shiny. On this vessel, those techniques are used by the artist to create lively scenes in which a woman dances playfully with a drape of fabric, perhaps her cloak. Male musicians accompany her w

Krater dzwonowaty czerwonofigurowy. The Tardol Group, author, The Dolon Painter, author

Terracotta stamnos (jar). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 15 11/16 in. (39.9 cm); diameter of mouth 9 5/16 in. (23.6 cm); diameter of foot 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm). Date: ca. 440 B.C..Obverse, Dionysos, the god of wine, on donkey with two satyrs (his male followers)Reverse, two maenads (female followers of Dionysos) and young satyr. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 36.60 cm.. Date: ca. 480 B.C..Obverse, fight.Reverse, revel. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Menade and Sileno Dancing in the Nude (A Kelebe) Sculpture/Relief Museo Guarnacci, Volterra

Calyx-krater (large vase) by the Painter of Nazzano. Red-figure pottery. Etruscan Civilisation, 4th Century BC.

Attic Black-Figure Lekythos; Attributed to Leagros Group (Greek (Attic), active 525 - 500 B.C.); Athens, Greece; about 500 B.C; Terracotta; 31.2 × 13.2 cm (12 1,4 × 5 3,16 in.)

Terracotta amphora (jar). Culture: Etruscan. Dimensions: 8 1/4in. (21cm). Date: ca. 480-460 B.C..Obverse, woman with raised hands; reverse, man leaning on a crutch. The red is superposed, not reversed, as in true red-figure. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Detail of Triton black-figure Hydria depicting the Tyrrhenian pirates turning into dolphins, painted by the Painter of the Vatican, 510/500 B.C.

Squat Lekythos with Two Youths. South Italy, 4th century B.C.. Furnishings; Serviceware. Ceramic

Apulian Red-Figure Askos. Unknown

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 7 1/16 in. (18 cm); diameter 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm). Date: ca. 500 B.C..Zeus, seated on his throne, with his cupbearer, Ganymede, and Ares, the god of war, standing behind him; Athena approaching to introduce Herakles to Mount Olympos; winged Iris, a messenger of the gods, following.Herakles, the greatest Greek hero, was the only mortal admitted to live among the gods after his death. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) ca. 510 B.C. Greek, Attic On either side, four running warriorsThese four warriors running close together with overlapping shields illustrate the simple but effective tactical formation of the Greek infantry. Heavily armed soldiers were deployed in closely packed rows that moved as a unit, called a phalanx.. Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) 245620

Terracotta oinochoe (jug) mid-4th century B.C. Greek, Attic Pompe, the female personification of a procession, between Eros and Dionysos; names inscribedPompe, whose mantle only accentuates her nudity, holds a wreath and looks toward Dionysos, seated and wearing a diadem. The winged Eros adjusts his sandals as though preparing to depart. The gilt openwork basket on the ground is the type used in religious processions to carry sacrificial implements to the place of sacrifice. This procession must be part of an Athenian festival in honor of Dionysos, probably the Anthesteria, which culminated in the sacred marriage of the god to the wife of the archon basileus, a high official representing the ancient Athenian kings. This is one of the most refined vase-paintings in the entire collection. The graceful figure of Pompe reflects full-scale statues of Aphrodite in the nude that were being carved in the wake of the first nude statue of the goddess created by Praxiteles in the mid-fourth centu

Terracotta neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape (jar) ca. 550-540 B.C. Attributed to the Princeton Painter Obverse, Athena at altar, flautist, and womanReverse, seated man between 2 men and 2 womenThis vase is of considerable importance, for although it is not an official prize amphora, the decoration on the obverse refers to numerous aspects of the Panathenaic festival. The image of Athena in the center is that of Athena Polias, the goddess of the Akropolis who invariably occupies the obverse of the Panathenaic prize vases. In front of her is a burning altar, and behind it a flute-player. The Panathenaic games included not only athletic but also musical competitions, to which this figure most probably refers. The woman on the right carries on her head a stiff horizontal object that seems to represent the peplos, the garment for Athena's image that was renewed every four years. It is about to be unfolded and draped on the statue.The subject on the reverse is difficult to elucidate. The se

Red-FigureOinochoe. Artist: Eretria Painter Attributed to

Apulian Bell Krater. Unknown

Lekythos 1st half of 5th century B.C. Attributed to the Diosphos Painter. Lekythos. Greek, Attic. 1st half of 5th century B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases

Black-figure pottery, amphora by Lysippides Painter depicting Heracles with the bull, Greek civilization

Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) ca. 410-400 B.C. Attributed to the Kekrops Painter Obverse, bull being sacrificedReverse, torch raceThe scenes on the krater probably refer to an Athenian festival dedicated to the god Hephaistos. An inscription indicates that the festival was either founded or reorganized about 421/420 B.C. Although little is known about it, the events included a torch race and the sacrifice of bulls, possibly by the victors in the race.. Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) 254907 : Attributed to the Kekrops Painter, Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), ca. 410400 B.C., Terracotta, H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm) diameter of mouth 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm) diameter of foot 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1956 (56.171.49)

the hero and the goddess 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 Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21720691

CERAMICA DE ETRURIA S XVIII.

CRATERA ATICA CON LA ESCENA DE LA MUERTE DEL GIGANTE TALO - SIGLO V AC.

Terracotta stamnos. Culture: Faliscan. Dimensions: H. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm). Date: ca. 375 B.C..Obverse and reverse, woman walking. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pyxis depicting two women in a toilette next to a louterion. In the background, a bundle of grain. Made in Paestum. Apulian Group. 350-325 BC. Pottery. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.

Greek vase decorated with figures of warriors fighting. Artist: Unknown

Attic Red-Figure Volute Krater. Attributed to Kleophrades Painter and a pupil (Greek (Attic), active 505 - 475 B.C.)

Athletes jumping and running with weights. Long jumper. 600 BC. vase. GREECE.

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask). Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian. Dimensions: H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm). Date: ca. 375-350 B.C..Woman pushing girl on a swing, youth sitting on an altar, and HermesThe Aiora and Anthesteria, Athenian festivals dedicated to Dionysos, god of wine, included girls swinging. The Hermaia, celebrating Hermes, the messenger god, featured athletes; the youth here holds a strigil (scraper), and Hermes himself stands by a column suggesting a sacred precinct. The Athenian festivals may have had Apulian counterparts. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Black-FigureOlpe. Artist: Dot-Ivy Group, Greek, Attic, 530-520 B.C.

Protoattic Amphora, depicting Heracles and the centaur Nessus, by Nettos Painter, black-figure pottery

Attic Red-Figure Volute Krater. Attributed to Kleophrades Painter (Greek (Attic), active 505 - 475 B.C.)

Art Greek. Magna Graecia. Greek vase painting. Red figure pottery. Amphora. Decoration. Ephebe with mirror. Comes from Taranto. Italy. Museum of Perfume. Barcelona. Spain.

HERACLES Y LA HIDRA DE LERNA EN UNA ANFORA ATICA SIGLO VI AC. Location: MUSEO DE ARTE ETRUSCO VILLA GIULIA. Rome. ITALIA.

Attic Black-Figure Skyphos with (A and B) Chariot, Amazons and Sphinxes

Altamura painter. Crater of earphones. Red figures. Athens. Around 480-470 BC. 26978-17 Divin, Red Figure, Giant, Large Crater, Classic Greece, Greek mythology, Ancient Art Object, atrium, view above

Krater wolutowy z przedstawieniem kobiet przy grobie. Darius Painter, author, nieznany warsztat apulijski, workshop

Red-figure pottery. Attic volute krater by the Kleophon Painter depicting the return of Hephaestus to Olympus from the tomb 57 C at Valle Trebba, Emilia Romagna region, Italy, 430 B.C.

Amphora with point by the Painter of Perugia. Red-figure pottery from Perugia (Umbria). Etruscan Civilization, 4th Century BC.

LEKYTHOS decorated with Maenad. VI century. Kerameikos Museu. Athens.

Squat Lekythos showing Poseidon, Amphitrite, Amymone, andAphrodite. Artist, workshop of: Meidias Painter, Greek, Attic, ac. 420-390 B.C. Artist: Painter of the Carlsruhe Paris, Greek, Attic, active 5th century B.C.

Amphora of the Cassel Artists, Amazon on horseback attacks a warrior, 450 BC, Tsampikou, Archaeological Museum in the former Order Hospital of the Knights of St John, 15th century, Old Town, Rhodes Town, Greece, Europe

Black-figure pottery. Lekythos depicting Ulysses escaping from Cyclops' cave tied underneath ram, Greek civilization

Protoattic Amphora, depicting Heracles and the centaur Nessus, by the Nettos Painter, black-figure pottery

Attic Red-Figure Cup.

Greek art. Late Geometric period. Pottery oinochoe. Two horses. Atributed to; The Concentric Circle Group. 725 BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) ca. 430 B.C. Attributed to the Thanatos Painter Two women at a tomb which is decorated with fillets.. Terracotta lekythos (oil flask). Greek, Attic. ca. 430 B.C.. Terracotta; white-ground. Classical. Vases

Terracotta plate ca. 520-510 B.C. Signed by Epiktetos Youth riding roosterPlates were favored by some of the major vase-painters, both black-figure and red-figure, during the last decades of the sixth century B.C. The tondo presented the same challenge as the interior of a cup. This young man astride a rooster touches the bird's neck with his right hand and, curiously, rests his toes on the framing circle. The meaning is not evident, but the reference undoubtedly has to do with the rooster as a love gift.. Terracotta plate. Greek, Attic. ca. 520-510 B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Archaic. Vases

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.

Kylix decorated with a symposium scene depicting a reclined Dionysos with drinking horn and dancing satyrs. Made in Athens. From Etruria. Leafless Group. 540-520 BC. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.

Attic wine cooler, or psykter, depicting two bearded revelers in procession, one bearing (wine) vessels and the other playing the aulos (double flute) Kühlgefäss Dikaios Painter (Attic vase painter, active ca. 530-500 BCE). still image. 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Pottery , Greece, Pottery, Greek, Antiquities, Containers , To 499, Vases, Greek, Psykters, Aulos, Vases

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup) ca. 450 B.C. Attributed to the Painter of London E 777 Obverse, youth and manReverse, two youthsThe figures here give the impression not of human beings in motion but rather of animated sculptures. Their proportions and posestwo open with arms outstretched, two closedmake the decoration an unusually interesting academic exercise.. Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup) 246588

Fragment of an Apulian Squat Lekythos. Attributed to the Workshop of the Darius Painter (Greek (South Italian, Apulian), active 350 - 325 B.C.)

Dinos depicting the myth of the wedding of Thetis and Peleus. Rape of Thetis. It represents the abduction of Thetis by Peleus and the subsequent wedding between the two. In the presence of god Eros, Peleus grabs the goddess by the waist, who gesticulates asking her sisters for help. Above the figures depicted, a dove flies carrying the marriage ribbons in its beak. The vessel was intended to be part of a grave goods. Clay and paint. Painter of Louvre MNB 1148. 340 BC. From Apulia, Italy. Detail. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Attic Red-Figure Squat Lekythos. Unknown

Italy, Sicily, Gela, Lekythos depicting Athena fighting against the giants, painted by the Edinburgh Painter

Two Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Pelikai. Villa Giulia Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 470 - 440 B.C.)

Lucanian Red-Figure Pelike. Attributed to Amykos Painter (Greek (Lucanian))

Archaeological Museum, Lipari Town, Lipari, Lipari Islands, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Golden relief chous. Applique decor. Athens (Greece), 415-400 BC. AD Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 58798-4 Greek antiquity, ancient art, Greek art, attic, ceramic, jug, decor, decor applique, decor in relief, decorative motif, oenochoe, ancient period, wine pitcher, pottery, 5th 5th 5th 5th century Av.jc

Stamnos. Greek pottery used to store liquids. Classic period. 5th century. Red-figures depicting heroes. From Bari, Italy. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain.

Portland Vase. Glass paste. 5-25 AD. Globular body and narrow neck with two handles, is decorated with mythological scenes of love or marriage. Detail. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) ca. 480-470 B.C. Attributed to the Providence Painter Nike carrying prize hydriaInscribed "Hippon is fair"Athenian civic life was filled with contests-athletic, musical, and theatrical. It is no wonder, therefore, that Nike, the personification of victory, hovers on many vases.. Terracotta lekythos (oil flask). Greek, Attic. ca. 480-470 B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Classical. Vases

Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar) ca. 480-470 B.C. Attributed to the Oionokles Painter Obverse, satyr playing lyreReverse, satyr with wineskinAs followers of the wine-god Dionysos, satyrs were traditionally associated with wine in all forms. Of interest here is the representation of the satyr playing the lyre. Music and especially the lyre, an attribute of Apollo, was the mark of a civilized, cultured individual. The depiction here reflects a general domestication of satyrs during the fifth century. It probably also alludes to developments in Greek theater and the rise of the satyr play.. Terracotta Nolan neck-amphora (jar) 248179

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles ca. 490-480 B.C. Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter Obverse, Apollo; reverse, Herakles: the struggle for the Delphic tripodIn the Archaic tradition, depictions of the struggle for the Delphic tripod emphasize the narrative: Herakles comes to Delphi to carry off the tripod, which is central to the sanctuary's prophetic activity; Apollo, the presiding deity, keeps firm hold of it. By contrast, the Kleophrades Painter emphasizes the protagonists rather than the action: Apollo moves purposefully, asserting himself simply by raising his right hand; Herakles has possession of the tripod, which he appears to defend with his club. The outcome is conveyed by the characterization of the figures.. Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) with twisted handles. Greek, Attic. ca. 490-480 B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Archaic. Vases

Terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl) ca. 350-325 B.C. Attributed to the Konnakis Group Obverse, phlyax (comic actor) Reverse, vinePhlyax vases are characterized by the representation of a rustic comic figure wearing a short garment padded in front and behind, a large phallos, and tights. Phlyax plays parodied tragic drama or the Greek gods and heroes, or they focused on ridiculous aspects of daily life. The emphasis on color in Gnathian vases heightens the jollity of the actor here, who wears the mask of a slave and brandishes a torch.. Terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl) 254667 : Attributed to the Konnakis Group, Terracotta calyx-krater (mixing bowl), ca. 350325 B.C., Terracotta, H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1951 (51.11.2)

Pyksis (pudełko). The Class of the Painter Oxford 237 (ok. 500-490 p.n.e.), painter

Storage Jar with an Episode from The Seven against Thebes; Caivano Painter (Greek, active 340 - 330 B.C.); Campania, South Italy; about 340 B.C; Terracotta; 63.5 × 24.9 cm (25 × 9 13,16 in.)

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) ca. 440 B.C. Greek, Attic Youth and woman at a tombThe fugitive color of the figures' garments results in the fact that today we see only the underdrawing.. Terracotta lekythos (oil flask). Greek, Attic. ca. 440 B.C.. Terracotta; white-ground. Classical. Vases

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask). Culture: Greek, Corinthian. Dimensions: H. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm). Date: ca. 570-550 B.C..Frontal chariot and dogIn shape and decoration, this work is heavily influenced by Attic models. The so-called Deianeira lekythos, with its elongated body, small mouth, and drip ring, represents an early Attic variety. The frontal quadriga began to be popular as well in the second quarter of the sixth century. Three names are painted in the panel, one for each horse and one additional (Dionysios). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Greek vase showing chariot racing.

Red-Figure Calyx-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Medea in Chariot (A); Telephos with Baby Orestes (B), c. 400 BC. Near the Policoro Painter (South Italian, Lucanian, active c. 400 BC). Ceramic; diameter of mouth: 49.9 cm (19 5/8 in.); overall: 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.); diameter of foot: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.). The remarkable scene on the front of this vase relates to the famous tragedy Medea, written by Euripides and first produced in Athens in 431 BC. Framed in the center by a halo (recalling her sun god grandfather Helios), the sorceress Medea flies off in a dragon-drawn chariot. Seeking revenge against her husband Jason, leader of the Argonauts, Medea has just slain their two children. Two Furies flank her, while Jason and a distraught nurse and teacher approach the bodies on the altar below. A different tragedy unfolds on the other side of the vase, from Euripidess Telephos (438 BC). The wounded warrior Telephos holds the baby Orestes hostage at an altar, with Agamemnon and Clytemnestra rushing

Greek Vase. Wrestlers and Umpire. 500 BC. Black Figure Style Amphora.

Attic amphora, a Greek and Amazon in combat. still image. 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Amazons, Horseback riding , To 499, Shields , To 499, Warriors , Greece , To 499, War

Attic Red-Figure Skyphos; Athens, Greece; about 460 - 450 B.C; Terracotta; 15.2 × 28.8 × 18.4 cm (6 × 11 5,16 × 7 1,4 in.)

Terracotta fragment of a neck-amphora (jar) third quarter of the 6th century B.C. Greek, Attic At the top, a band of tongues, alternating with red and black; below, wreathed, bearded man to right, wearing a himation, holding two branches in his left hand; wreathed youth to right, wearing a himation, with a neck-amphora on his left shoulder, which he is grasping by the handle with his right hand; bearded man to right, wearing a short tunic, holding branches in both hands, and in his left, a goat by the tether; bearded man to right, wearing a short tunic, holding three branches in his right hand, and a kanoun in the left; framing the figures, palmette and lotus ornament; below, a band of upright lotus buds; framed by two black glazed lines at the top and bottom; rays. Terracotta fragment of a neck-amphora (jar). Greek, Attic. third quarter of the 6th century B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases

JARRO CON DOS DONCELES AFRONTADOS AL MODO ORIENTAL ATAVIADOS CONFORME A LA MODA GOTICA - SIGLO XV. Location: INSTITUTO VALENCIA DE DON JUAN-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Circe offers potion to Odysseus (Ulysses), Greek vase painting. GREECE.

Stamnos. Greek pottery used to store liquids. Classic period. 5th BC century. Red-figures depicting heroes. From Bari (Italy). Episcopal Museum Vic. Catalonia, Spain.

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