Vase Details: Condition: New, Handmade in Greece. Material: Clay Height: 22 cm - 8,7 inches Width: 15 cm - 5,9 inches Length: 15 cm - 5,9 inches Weight: 1150 g Amphora, Middle Minoan IIIA Period, circa 1800-circa 1750 BC. Pithos amphora; Kamares ware; decorated with white and red palm trees on black The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age Aegean civilization on the island of Crete and other Aegean Islands, flourishing from c. 3000 BC to c. 1450 BC and, after a late period of decline, finally ending around 1100 BC. It represents the first advanced civilization in Europe, leaving behind massive building complexes, tools, artwork, writing systems, and a massive network of trade. The civilization was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans. The name "Minoan" derives from the mythical King Minos and was coined by Evans, who identified the site at Knossos with the labyrinth and the Minotaur. The Minoan civilization has been described as the earliest of its kind in Europe, and historian Will Durant called the Minoans "the first link in the European chain". G ΒΑΖΟ ΜΙΝΩΙΚΟ ΜΕ ΣΠΕΙΡΩΤΑ ΑΝΘΗ
Large terracotta jars called amphorae were made throughout antiquity to carry liquids, principally wine and olive oil. Amphorae have a distinctive, practical shape: usually a narrow neck that could be sealed during transportation, two handles for ease of lifting and carrying, and a rounded or cylindrical body with a pointed base to allow them to be stacked in rows. Amphorae remained in use until the Middle Ages when they were replaced with skins and wooden casks. Wall, left to right: Terracotta Greek, Rhodian, Hellenistic 3rd-2nd century B.C. From Cyprus, said to be from Dali (Idalion) Terracotta Roman 1st-2nd century A.D. From Cyprus, said to be from Larnaca (Kition) Terracotta Greek, Rhodian, Hellenistic 2nd century B.C. From Cyprus, said to be from Larnaca (Kition) Terracotta Roman Late 2nd century A.D. From Cyprus, said to be from Larnaca (Kition) Terracotta Roman 3rd century A.D. From Cyprus, said to be from Larnaca (Kition) Terracotta Roman Early 3rd century A.D. From Cyprus Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC
In some ways the Art Nouveau movement was one of the original environmental movements. Quite a few of the artists around the 1900's reacted to the rapid spread of the Industrial Revolution by focusing on nature imagery and fantasy worlds which became an ongoing theme with the Art Nouveau designers. Architects, ceramicists and painters seemed to be lamenting a lost idyllic era. This was exacerbated by the stepping up of the industrial machine during WW1. The literary works of William Morris and JRR Tolkein, recreating legends and fantasy tales, were also inspired by similar motives. Amphora Art Nouveau porcelain production
The distinctive shape of this amphora is a trademark of the potter Nikosthenes, who signed his name below one handle. More than 100 vases are known to be from the same workshop; almost all of them
Marta Bonilla Designs and creates her pieces in Barcelona where her workshop is located. When she started with ceramics, she became enamored with the material and the freedom it allowed when working and designing. Each piece is handmade. Her motivation when working is to retain the object’s naturalness and the traces of the creation process. That the object is beautiful in itself is another of her objectives, she is fascinated that while an object does not perform its main function the object becomes decorative. Designed in Barcelona by Marta Bonilla.
The Athenian potter Nicosthenes signed this Amphora. He regularly imitated shapes of Etruscan bucchero in his export ware. This characteristic Etruscanizing shape, a neck amphora with a flaring mouth and adjoining broad, flat strap handles, has named after him in modern scholarship. No ornament detracts from the stark white decoration with incised details painted directly on the neck-amphora’s black-gloss ground. On each side of the neck a young woman, nude save for her jewelry and a red wreath around her head, sniffs a red flower and is greeted by a dog with an upward-curving tail. Attic neck-amphora Signature of Nicosthenes as potter About 525 – 520 BC From Etruria, probably Cerveteri Paris, Musée du Louvre Source: Cohen B., “The Colors of Clay”, 2006.
Attributed to the Paris Painter, Terracotta (black-figure, Pontic ware) neck-amphora. Archaic, c.540 BC; Etruscan
Apulian Red-Figure Amphora by the Painter of the Berlin Dancing Girl ca. 430-410 BCE depicting Achilles and Briseis.
Pierre Adrien Dalpayrat, Bourg-la-Reine, France Jean-Pierre Dalbéra - flickr Hotel Bouctot Vagniez, Amiens, France - Art Nouveau fireplace When I saw this stunning Art Nouveau fireplace, I was immediately inspired to do another article on the fascinating Art Nouveau, fleshed out with other images from this remarkable genre. The allure of Art Nouveau At the dawn of the 20th century, the Art Nouveau artistic movement was thriving and peaked in popularity from 1890-1905. It was characterized by distinctive plant, insect and animal motifs that were presented with stylized forms, and accentuated with sensuous,
Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter. Period: Archaic. Date: ca. 500 B.C.. Culture: Greek, Attic. Medium: Terracotta; black-figure. Dimensions: H: 25 in....
Odrysian Exhibition at the Louvre, "l'Epopée des rois Thraces", photos from the catalogue
Minoan maiden with prayer beads Fresco Pottery and wall art from the ancient Minoans: From around 2700 to 1450 BC, the Minoan civilization flourished as a seafaring and mercantile culture. The vibrant Minos culture was centred around the island of Crete and eventually dominated the Agean region. Along with its exceptionally advantageous position at the intersection of sea routes leading to the countries of the Middle East, its trading contributed to the high flowering of the culture and art of Crete. The Egyptians called the Minoans 'the Sea Peoples' and had a fond appreciation for Minoan pottery
MFA Boston Plaque with a centaur holding a rabbit Greek, East Greek, Orientalizing Period, 660640 B.C.Electrum Итак, в прошлой статье мы рассмотрели одно из начал кентаврической истории -- кассито-шумерскую версию. Исходя из нее, образ человеколошади (хотя лошади ли?) возник в Междуречье в…
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Attic black-figured amphora showing erotic encounters between older and younger men/teenage boys on both sides. One the left, a bearded older man has presented a young man with a stag, caught in the hunt. On the right, another holds a cockerel, also a love gift. In the central group, the older male thrusts his penis between his partner's thighs. All the older men are shown with erections, but only the younger man in the central scene is visible aroused.
