We also seeīroad areas of black paint and stripped areas that form the base. You see diamonds and trianglesĪnd circles and meanders. Period in Greek history and the style that isĪssociated with is geometric because the surface isĬovered with geometric motifs. This particular vase comes from an early It isĬovered, every inch of this, with decoration and that decoration is divided in two bands or registers. This vase so important, so extraordinary, is its decoration.
Liquid was poured in the top as an offering for the deceased. And in fact theīottom of this vase is open and it's possible that Headstones to mark a gravesite but the Greeks used ceramic vessels. Normally when we think about ancient Greek vases, we think about containersįor wine or liquids but this ceramic pot hadĪ very different purpose. The shape of this vase makes it a crater and it was found at theĭipylon cemetery in Athens. Metropolitan Museum of Art looking at a gigantic clay pot.
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