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1 Greek Ceramics and Vase Painting

2 Pre-Greek Minoan Minoan culture was located on Crete
Lasted appr BCE – 1100 BCE Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare

3 Marineware -Sea life imagery -Organic lines Kamare -Geometric line
-Repetition Marineware -Sea life imagery -Organic lines

4 Geometric (900-650 BCE) Largely found on funerary urns
Imagery divided into tiers or layers Figures represented by basic geometric forms

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7 Archaic (600-480 BCE) Less emphasis on surrounding motifs
Focus on larger central figures Often tell a mythological or historical narrative Exekias. The Suicide Of Ajax.

8 Black Figure Painting The natural reddish color of the ceramics acts as a background. Black is slip is applied to create imagery, then is carefully engraved away for details and fine lines.

9 Red Figure Painting Red figure painting used slip to fill the background negative space. Details could then be painted on the figures with a fine brush. This allowed for much finer control of lines.

10 Red Figure Black Figure

11 Amphora: 2 handled. Used for transporting oils and wines
Krater: Wide shape. Water and wine were mixed in before drinking. “Punch bowl” Hydria: 3 handles. Used for carrying and pouring water. Kylix and Kantharos: drinking cups Loutrophorus: Water container for wedding and funeral rituals Lebes Gamikos: Water container for wedding ceremonies

12 Kylix Kantharos Calyx Krater Volute Krater

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