Zeus, Hera, and more than 100 gods, heroes, and monsters enact ancient Greek mythology on the surface of this vase.
pottery
Gods carry away the dead on a pot looted from a tomb, trafficked out of Italy, bought by the Met, and finally returned.
Euphronios, Sarpedon Krater
This pot stood above a grave, and the female mourners depicted on it tear out their hair in grief.
Terracotta Krater
Through interactions with other Mediterranean cultures, ancient Greek potters developed new techniques.
Sophilos: a new direction in Greek pottery
Greek potters developed a remarkable variety of shapes, sizes, and styles that offer insights into ancient culture.
Greek Vase-Painting, an introduction
This ancient pot depicts not one, but two myths: Perseus slaying Medusa and Odysseus blinding the cyclops.
Eleusis Amphora
From heroes and gods to everyday life, ancient Greek pottery depicted a variety of subjects.
Ancient Greek vase production and the black-figure ...
How did ancient Greek potters make and decorate their pottery?
Making Greek vases
The gods Apollo and Artemis exact revenge for their mother, in an early attempt at showing depth in ancient Greek art.
Niobid Krater
As tall as a person, this pot is covered with geometric patterns and early figural representations.
Dipylon Amphora
This cup depicts the god of wine Dionysos escaping pirates by hiding and turning them into dolphins.
Exekias, Dionysos Kylix
Achilles and Ajax, heroes of the Trojan War, break from battle to play a friendly game that hints at a tragic future.
Exekias, Attic black figure amphora with Ajax ...
This pot depicts contrasting scenes: on one side a Trojan hero heads to war, and on the other tipsy revelers dance.
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