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| Title | Amphora vase |
| Description | This ceramic amphora, 12 in. tall and 5 in. wide, is a reproduction of a vase in an Athens museum. Fully developed by 700 BCE, geometric Greek pottery is characterized by designs painted in black slip over the lighter body and circular bands of pattern, most often geometric in nature, covering the entire exterior surface of the vessel. On this particular vase, the bands of geometric pattern serve to accent the central banded area in which a narrative is told. Depictions of humans and animals in Greek geometric pottery are conceptual rather than representational. The human figures are reduced to geometric shapes, with the upper bodies becoming triangles, with heads, hips, legs, and feet all in profile, and little to no shading to indicate three dimensional shapes. The subject matter of Greek geometric pottery is almost always battle scenes featuring chariots and warriors or funeral processions. The authenticity of this vase being a replica of an original vase is indicated by the small metal tab attached to one of the handles. |
| Subject | Amphoras--Greece.; Pottery, Greek.; Art, Classical--Reproduction.; Greece--Antiquities. |
| Format | JPEG |
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