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GREEK CERAMICS AND VASE PAINTING

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Page 1: Pre-Greek Minoan  Minoan culture was located on Crete  Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE  Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare

GREEK CERAMICS ANDVASE PAINTING

Page 2: Pre-Greek Minoan  Minoan culture was located on Crete  Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE  Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare

Pre-Greek Minoan

Minoan culture was located on Crete Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare

Page 3: Pre-Greek Minoan  Minoan culture was located on Crete  Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE  Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare

•Marineware-Sea life imagery-Organic lines

•Kamare-Geometric line-Repetition

Page 4: Pre-Greek Minoan  Minoan culture was located on Crete  Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE  Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare

Geometric (900-650 BCE)

Largely found on funerary urns

Imagery divided into tiers or layers

Figures represented by basic geometric forms

Page 5: Pre-Greek Minoan  Minoan culture was located on Crete  Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE  Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare
Page 6: Pre-Greek Minoan  Minoan culture was located on Crete  Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE  Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare
Page 7: Pre-Greek Minoan  Minoan culture was located on Crete  Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE  Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare

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.

Page 8: Pre-Greek Minoan  Minoan culture was located on Crete  Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE  Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare

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.

Page 9: Pre-Greek Minoan  Minoan culture was located on Crete  Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE  Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare

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.

Page 10: Pre-Greek Minoan  Minoan culture was located on Crete  Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE  Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare

Black Figure

Red Figure

Page 11: Pre-Greek Minoan  Minoan culture was located on Crete  Lasted appr. 3100 BCE – 1100 BCE  Two main types of pottery: Marine and Kamare

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

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Kylix

Kantharos

Volute Krater Calyx Krater