The BAPD is the world's largest database of ancient Greek painted pottery (‘Greek vases’). It contains records of more than 130,000 ancient pots and 250,000 images. Nearly all of the pots included were made during the 6th to 4th centuries BC, and about three quarters of them were made in Athens.

Pottery, due to its relative durability, comprises a large part of the archaeological record of ancient Greece, and since there is so much of it (over 100,000 painted vases are recorded in the Corpus vasorum antiquorum), [1] it has exerted a disproportionately large influence on our understanding of Greek society.

Sep 11, 2024 · En Grèce antique, la céramique est une vaisselle essentiellement destinée au service du vin et aux soins du corps. Parmi toutes les formes de céramiques grecques, on peut citer quelques exemples les plus abondants dans la vaisselle du vin.

Les vases grecs nous sont parvenus en grand nombre : même si cela ne représente probablement qu'une part infime de la production de l'époque, plus de 50 000 vases en provenance de la seule Athènes subsistent aujourd'hui.

Aug 2, 2011 · The basic shape of a vase can often provide clues to its function. The open form of broad, shallow cups or large wine bowls (kraters), suggests easy access for hands or implements, for drinking, dipping or mixing.

May 13, 2020 · Essential to everyday life in Ancient Greece, vases had both artistic and functional value, bearing visual messages about religion and culture as well as carrying water, oil, and …

The pottery of ancient Greece has a long history and the form of Greek vase shapes has had a continuous evolution from Minoan pottery down to the Hellenistic period.

Take a closer look at the beautifully preserved designs on red-figure and black-figure pottery in the Greek vases gallery. Some objects in this collection feature on the British Sign Language multimedia guide. This resource is temporarily unavailable. You can access a selection of BSL films on your own device.

Cette salle d’introduction à la galerie Campana présente le vase grec sous trois aspects : les formes (le vase est un objet manipulé au quotidien), les techniques (comment fait-on et comment peint-on un vase grec ?) et enfin les images, d’une richesse sans équivalent et qui nous introduisent notamment au cœur de la mythologie grecque.

Mar 16, 2018 · La céramique de la Grèce antique, de 1000 à 400 av. JC environ, fournit non seulement certaines des formes de vases les plus caractéristiques de l'Antiquité, mais aussi les représentations parmi les plus anciennes et les plus diverses des croyances et pratiques culturelles des Grecs anciens.