Greek Vases

Ancient pottery from the Metropolitan Museum of Art — 4 vases

Guide to Vase Shapes How the Greeks Made Their Vases

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Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles): two female heads

RF Attributed to the Brygos Painter · ca. 490–480 BCE

Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup) in the form of the heads of Herakles and of a woman

RF Attributed to the Syriskos Painter · ca. 470 BCE

Terracotta mug in the form of a satyr's head

RF Attributed to the Carlsruhe Painter · ca. 460 BCE

Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)

RF Attributed to Class W: The Class W: The Persian Class of Head Vases · late 5th century BCE

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