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Ancient cast glass features a wide range of decoration, produced by fusing together different layers of colored glass. Mosaic patterns were created by cutting colored glass canes in cross-section, and marble glass was mould-blown...

A krater is a form of Greek pottery. It is a large vessel used for mixing wine and water. Kraters were mainly used at a drinking party (symposium); they were placed at the center of the room. Volute kraters have...

The Oinochoe (or oenochoe) is one of the key forms of painted terracotta Greek pottery; it is a form of wine jug. Centaurs were half man and half horse. This combination of brute strength and strong instinct meant that they...

A black-figure amphora depicting Hercules and an Amazon. Attica, Greece, 6th century BCE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)

Oil, especially olive oil, was stored in specialized Greek pottery; lekythos (pleural, lekythoi). Many lekythoi were found inside tombs; they were used to anoint the dead bodies of single men. Mainly dull red...

A hydria is a vessel used for carrying water and is one of the types of Greek pottery. It has 3 handles; 2 horizontal for carrying the vessel and one perpendicular for pouring the water. This vessel was painted...

A kylix is a Greek wine drinking-cup which was primarily used at a drinking party (symposium). In this balanced design, the Triptolemos painter (an ancient Greek vase painter) creatively separated the crumpled figure of...

The vase is bell-shaped and depicts hunter-warrior figures with trophy heads. This is a typical "late" Nazca vessel with a proliferous design. The subject is depicted in profile and there is a use of complex...

Human representation is a dominant and varied theme in later Nazca pottery. Men and women in stiff poses are shown individually and in groups. These tall sculpted vases offer interesting detail relating to ornate...

Human representation is a dominant and varied theme in later Nazca pottery. Men and women in stiff poses are shown individually and in groups. These tall sculpted vases offer interesting detail relating to ornate Nazca...