greek vases
Greek vases were make not only in Greece but also in the Aegean islands, on the west coast of Asia minor, south Italy and Sicily. The place where they were made the most was in Athens, where many awesome vases were produced. These were exported to places all around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Greek vases were also produced at many other placces; Corinth, placed an important postion for transportation; Laconia, an area whose capital was Sparta; Boeotia, north-west from Attic; Aegean island suchas Chios, Thasos, Naxos, Rhodes and Crete, Asia Minor such as Miletos and Clazomenai; Apulia, Lucania, Campania and Paestum in South Italy and Sicily. Greek vases were starting to be produced in Greece no later than 6000BC. In the 18th century, fine vases , with some applied color and naturalistic ornaments called Camares ware, were made in Crete. In Greece mainland, under the influence of Crete. Mycenaean pottery was produced fr
Red-figure is a reserved technique of a black figure. The outlines of the figure was drawn and details were painted by a brush or other tools. Then the outside was painted over. This new technique enabled them to draw the lines of different thickness or width. Sherratt, Andrew. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Archaeology. Crown Publishers, NY: 1980. Greek vases produced after the orientalizing period have figured scenes of everyday life of ancient greek such as sports, banquets, weddings, funerals, and mythological scenes, which is maybe most interesting for us and ancient vase-painters.
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