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Amphora of a Panathenaic Shape
This red-figure terracotta vase was made by the Eucharides Painter (c. 500-475 BCE) who worked in Athens, Greece during the Archaic Period (1000-480 BCE). This piece dates from 480 BCE. (Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford...
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Amphora, Banpo phase, Shaanxi
Yangshao hemp-cordmarked amphora, Banpo Phase 4,800 BCE (Neolithic period), Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet, Paris, Collection Christian Deydier.
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Attic Black-Figure Amphora with Theseus
An Attic black-figure amphora with a scene showing Theseus and Procrustes, circa 480 BCE. (National Historical Museum - Sofia)
Photography: Archaeological Museum, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (used with permission)
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Economy & Trade in Ancient Greece
We have prepared five lesson plans including classroom activities, assignments, homework, and keys as well as: Multiple choice quiz questions in an excel format Glossary of keywords and concepts in an excel format Open questions...
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Trade in Ancient Greece
Trade was a fundamental aspect of the ancient Greek world and following territorial expansion, an increase in population movements, and innovations in transport, goods could be bought, sold, and exchanged in one part of the Mediterranean...
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Proto-geometric Amphora
The Proto-geometric style (1000-900 BCE) of Greek pottery decoration was a forerunner of the full Geometric style. This amphora dates from the first half of the 10th century BCE and displays the popular circle design. These were achieved...
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Black Figured Greek Amphora
This black figured amphora was made by the Andokides Painter of Attica, and it dates from c. 530 BCE. It is made of clay and special glaze. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
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Chimera, Black-Figure Amphora
The Chimera on black-figured Amphora, from southern Etruria, 550-525 BCE. (Photo taken at the "Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth" exhibition, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)
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Mycenaean Marine Style Amphora
A Mycenaean three-handled amphora imitating the Minoan Marine Style, 15th century BCE. From a cemetery in Argive Prosymna. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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Khotan Amphora with Applied Jewel Motifs and Grotesque Heads
Pottery amphora with applied jewel motifs and grotesque heads; neck and hands are missing. During the South and Northen dynasties, this jewel motif and other applied designs were adopted by Chinese potters further east for use in glazed ceramics...