Attic pottery
Ancient Athenian vessels
Attic pottery refers to ceramic ware produced in ancient Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from roughly the 6th to 4th centuries BCE.
Attic potters developed distinctive black-figure and red-figure techniques that became prized throughout the Mediterranean world.
The term appears primarily in art history and archaeology: The museum's collection includes several examples of Attic pottery depicting mythological scenes.
- ancient GreeceClassical Mediterranean civilization
- Greek vasesAncient Hellenic ceramic containers
- geometric patternsArrangements of regular shapes
- amphoraeAncient twin-handled storage jars
- funeral ritesCustoms for honoring deceased
incising · symposium · wine storage · heroic narratives · silhouette art · olive oil · floral designs · red-figure · Classical period · slip · urn · handles · museum collection · kiln · terracotta · fired · painted · clay
- Ancient AtticaAcropolis, Agora, Parthenon, Piraeus, Marathon
- Greek potteryamphora, amphorae, krater, dinos, Greek vases
- ancient sculptureVenus de Milo, Elgin Marbles, Colossus of Rhodes, marble statue, bronze statue
- Homeric art
Attic potterymarble sculpture
Figure carved from metamorphic rock
mosaic work · fresco painting · metalwork · goldsmithing · ivory carving
Attic potteryRoman sculpture
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