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Cypriote - Barrel Jug - Walters 482044 - Three Quarter

The playful inventiveness of the Cypriot potters is seen in this distinctive water jug. It is both functional and beautiful. The body of the jug looks like a barrel lying on its side. The style appears only du... More

Cypriote - Barrel Jug - Walters 482044

The playful inventiveness of the Cypriot potters is seen in this distinctive water jug. It is both functional and beautiful. The body of the jug looks like a barrel lying on its side. The style appears only du... More

Cypriote - Bichrome Ware Jug with Geometric Design and Concentric Circ...

This example of the popular pinched-spout jug is decorated with red paint on a pale background and is called Bichrome Ware. There were two distinct styles of this ceramic ware in Cyprus at this time: the "recti... More

Cypriote - Bichrome Ware Jug with Geometric Design and Concentric Circ...

This example of the popular pinched-spout jug is decorated with red paint on a pale background and is called Bichrome Ware. There were two distinct styles of this ceramic ware in Cyprus at this time: the "recti... More

Cypriote - Bichrome Ware Jug with Geometric Design and Concentric Circ...

This example of the popular pinched-spout jug is decorated with red paint on a pale background and is called Bichrome Ware. There were two distinct styles of this ceramic ware in Cyprus at this time: the "recti... More

Cypriote - Bichrome Ware Jug with Geometric Design and Concentric Circ...

This example of the popular pinched-spout jug is decorated with red paint on a pale background and is called Bichrome Ware. There were two distinct styles of this ceramic ware in Cyprus at this time: the "recti... More

Cypriote - Bichrome Ware Jug with Geometric Design and Concentric Circ...

This example of the popular pinched-spout jug is decorated with red paint on a pale background and is called Bichrome Ware. There were two distinct styles of this ceramic ware in Cyprus at this time: the "recti... More

Cypriote - Black-on-Red Ware Jug with Geometric Design - Walters 48234...

Small and portable, these jugs have been found throughout the lands surrounding Cyprus. Called Black-on-Red Ware, this attractive ceramic type comprises mostly small jugs. The red-brown slip has a polished, lus... More

Cypriote - Black-on-Red Ware Jug with Geometric Design - Walters 48234...

Small and portable, these jugs have been found throughout the lands surrounding Cyprus. Called Black-on-Red Ware, this attractive ceramic type comprises mostly small jugs. The red-brown slip has a polished, lus... More

Cypriote - Black-on-Red Ware Jug with Geometric Design - Walters 48234...

Small and portable, these jugs have been found throughout the lands surrounding Cyprus. Called Black-on-Red Ware, this attractive ceramic type comprises mostly small jugs. The red-brown slip has a polished, lus... More

Cypriote - Black-on-Red Ware Jug with Geometric Design - Walters 48234...

Small and portable, these jugs have been found throughout the lands surrounding Cyprus. Called Black-on-Red Ware, this attractive ceramic type comprises mostly small jugs. The red-brown slip has a polished, lus... More

Cypriote - Black-on-Red Ware Jug with Geometric Design - Walters 48234...

Small and portable, these jugs have been found throughout the lands surrounding Cyprus. Called Black-on-Red Ware, this attractive ceramic type comprises mostly small jugs. The red-brown slip has a polished, lus... More

Cypriote - Black-on-Red Ware Jug with Geometric Design - Walters 48234...

Small and portable, these jugs have been found throughout the lands surrounding Cyprus. Called Black-on-Red Ware, this attractive ceramic type comprises mostly small jugs. The red-brown slip has a polished, lus... More

Egyptian - Bowl with Winged Griffins - Walters 48364

A round-bottom bowl bears ornament in low relief arranged in registers separated by smooth bands. On the underside is a rosette. Above is a band with pairs of vertical bars. Around the center of the body is a b... More

Egyptian - Lotus Bowl - Walters 48366 - View A

This bowl is decorated with a raised design underneath the glaze. Bowls of this lotus design were exported from Egypt all over the eastern Mediterranean, especially to the Aegean islands and Anatolia (Asia Minor).

Egyptian - Lotus Bowl - Walters 48366 - View B

This bowl is decorated with a raised design underneath the glaze. Bowls of this lotus design were exported from Egypt all over the eastern Mediterranean, especially to the Aegean islands and Anatolia (Asia Minor).

Egyptian - Lotus Bowl - Walters 48366 - View C

This bowl is decorated with a raised design underneath the glaze. Bowls of this lotus design were exported from Egypt all over the eastern Mediterranean, especially to the Aegean islands and Anatolia (Asia Minor).

Egyptian - Lotus Bowl - Walters 48366

This bowl is decorated with a raised design underneath the glaze. Bowls of this lotus design were exported from Egypt all over the eastern Mediterranean, especially to the Aegean islands and Anatolia (Asia Minor).

Greek - Corinthian Skyphos - Walters 482737

This miniature skyphos, or cup, bears a simple linear decoration in black-glaze. This vessel reflects a trend in Corinthian pottery production of miniature vessels that seem to have been created as votives. The... More

Greek - Corinthian Skyphos - Walters 482738

This miniature skyphos, or cup, bears a simple linear decoration in black-glaze. This vessel reflects a trend in Corinthian pottery production of miniature vessels that seem to have been created as votives. The... More

Greek - Duck Askos - Walters 482516 - Back

This askos has a rounded flaring rim, painted black. It's neck has a concave profile and is glazed black outside and inside. It has a single strap handle. It has a duck body with a flat base, black on the exter... More

Greek - Duck Askos - Walters 482516 - Left Side

This askos has a rounded flaring rim, painted black. It's neck has a concave profile and is glazed black outside and inside. It has a single strap handle. It has a duck body with a flat base, black on the exter... More

Greek - Duck Askos - Walters 482516 - Right Side

This askos has a rounded flaring rim, painted black. It's neck has a concave profile and is glazed black outside and inside. It has a single strap handle. It has a duck body with a flat base, black on the exter... More

Greek - Duck Askos - Walters 482516

This askos has a rounded flaring rim, painted black. It's neck has a concave profile and is glazed black outside and inside. It has a single strap handle. It has a duck body with a flat base, black on the exter... More

Greek - Erotes & Acanthus - Walters 48117 - Detail A

This vase is a superb example from a rare group of ornate vessels. Their undecorated backs suggest they were intended for display within a niche. The Eros figures carry the attributes of Dionysus, including tor... More

Greek - Erotes & Acanthus - Walters 48117 - Detail B

This vase is a superb example from a rare group of ornate vessels. Their undecorated backs suggest they were intended for display within a niche. The Eros figures carry the attributes of Dionysus, including tor... More

Greek - Erotes & Acanthus - Walters 48117

This vase is a superb example from a rare group of ornate vessels. Their undecorated backs suggest they were intended for display within a niche. The Eros figures carry the attributes of Dionysus, including tor... More

Greek - Fikellura Amphora - Walters 482114

Fikellura ware derives its name from a site on Rhodes, where one of the first examples was found, but it is now believed that the pottery was made in Miletus, a site on the coast of Asia Minor. The braided "gui... More

Greek - Flask with Figures and Lotus - Walters 48370 - Profile

Made by Greek artisans in the flourishing Hellenic trading colony of Naucratis in Egypt's delta, this flask's low relief decoration and darker shade of glaze in the background are characteristic of faience ware... More

Greek - Flask with Figures and Lotus - Walters 48370 - View A

Made by Greek artisans in the flourishing Hellenic trading colony of Naucratis in Egypt's delta, this flask's low relief decoration and darker shade of glaze in the background are characteristic of faience ware... More

Greek - Flask with Figures and Lotus - Walters 48370 - View B

Made by Greek artisans in the flourishing Hellenic trading colony of Naucratis in Egypt's delta, this flask's low relief decoration and darker shade of glaze in the background are characteristic of faience ware... More

Greek - Flask with Figures and Lotus - Walters 48370 - View C

Made by Greek artisans in the flourishing Hellenic trading colony of Naucratis in Egypt's delta, this flask's low relief decoration and darker shade of glaze in the background are characteristic of faience ware... More

Greek - Footless Cup - Walters 571843 - Back Profile

This type of drinking vessel originated in the Near East and enjoyed a special popularity in Macedonia following Alexander the Great's conquests.

Greek - Footless Cup - Walters 571843

This type of drinking vessel originated in the Near East and enjoyed a special popularity in Macedonia following Alexander the Great's conquests.

Greek - Geometric Style "Oinochoe" - Walters 482077 - Side B

Vessels of the Geometric period (900-700 BC) are easily recognizable by their abstract decorative designs, which had their origin in woven textiles and baskets. While early period vases typically have sparse ge... More

Greek - Hadra Vase - Walters 481916 (cropped)

Hadra vases are named for a cemetery in Hellenistic Alexandria, where such vessels held the ashes of the dead. Though shaped like an Athenian "hydria," or water jug, its sparse decoration suggests inspiration f... More

Greek - Hadra Vase - Walters 481916 - Back

Hadra vases are named for a cemetery in Hellenistic Alexandria, where such vessels held the ashes of the dead. Though shaped like an Athenian "hydria," or water jug, its sparse decoration suggests inspiration f... More

Greek - Hadra Vase - Walters 481916

Hadra vases are named for a cemetery in Hellenistic Alexandria, where such vessels held the ashes of the dead. Though shaped like an Athenian "hydria," or water jug, its sparse decoration suggests inspiration f... More

Greek - Hydria - Walters 48109 - Public domain museum image. A black a...

This black-glazed hydria is decorated with stems, leaves and berries around the neck.

Greek - Lekythos Depciting Mounted Amazon - Walters 48231 - Detail

This white-ground shoulder lekythos depicts a mounted amazon dressed in a chitoniskos to the right. She holds a spear diagonally in her right hand; a bow and quiver hang on her back.

Greek - Lekythos Depciting Mounted Amazon - Walters 48231 - Right Side

This white-ground shoulder lekythos depicts a mounted amazon dressed in a chitoniskos to the right. She holds a spear diagonally in her right hand; a bow and quiver hang on her back.

Greek - Lekythos Depciting Mounted Amazon - Walters 48231 - Side A Det...

This white-ground shoulder lekythos depicts a mounted amazon dressed in a chitoniskos to the right. She holds a spear diagonally in her right hand; a bow and quiver hang on her back.

Greek - Lekythos Depciting Mounted Amazon - Walters 48231 - Side A

This white-ground shoulder lekythos depicts a mounted amazon dressed in a chitoniskos to the right. She holds a spear diagonally in her right hand; a bow and quiver hang on her back.

Greek - Oinochoe in the Camirus, or "Wild Goat" Style - Walters 482108...

An "oinochoe" was used for serving wine. This piece's style is usually termed "Camirus," after a site on the island of Rhodes where many examples have been found, but they were actually made in the Greek cities... More

Greek - Oinochoe in the Camirus, or "Wild Goat" Style - Walters 482108...

An "oinochoe" was used for serving wine. This piece's style is usually termed "Camirus," after a site on the island of Rhodes where many examples have been found, but they were actually made in the Greek cities... More

Greek - Oinochoe in the Camirus, or "Wild Goat" Style - Walters 482108...

An "oinochoe" was used for serving wine. This piece's style is usually termed "Camirus," after a site on the island of Rhodes where many examples have been found, but they were actually made in the Greek cities... More

Greek - Pointed "Pyxis" - Walters 482024

This "pyxis" (small container) lacks its cover, which rested on the flat rim. Two holes indicate that both elements were suspended together on a cord. The simple decoration represents early Geometric decoration... More

Greek - Pyxis and Lid with Two Standing Horses - Walters 482029 - Bott...

The horse pyxis was made only in Athens. Many examples have been found in the graves of women and are thought to have held food offerings or personal items of the deceased. The horses on the lid, which served a... More

Greek - Pyxis and Lid with Two Standing Horses - Walters 482029 - Thre...

The horse pyxis was made only in Athens. Many examples have been found in the graves of women and are thought to have held food offerings or personal items of the deceased. The horses on the lid, which served a... More

Greek - Transitional Corinthian "Alabastron" Vase - Walters 482064

This type of vase, known as an "alabastron," was suspended from a cord that passed through a tiny ring handle under the rim. Typically, the contents of such vases were precious oils, often perfumed. The goddess... More

Reed Painter - Lekythos with Two Figures and Winged Sepulchur - Walter...

This white-ground shoulder lekythos depicts a youth and a woman at a tomb. On the left a woman stands nearly frontally to the right, her head and left leg in profile. She wears a peplos and gestures as in grief... More

Reed Painter - Lekythos with Two Figures and Winged Sepulchur - Walter...

This white-ground shoulder lekythos depicts a youth and a woman at a tomb. On the left a woman stands nearly frontally to the right, her head and left leg in profile. She wears a peplos and gestures as in grief... More

Reed Painter - Lekythos with Two Figures and Winged Sepulchur - Walter...

This white-ground shoulder lekythos depicts a youth and a woman at a tomb. On the left a woman stands nearly frontally to the right, her head and left leg in profile. She wears a peplos and gestures as in grief... More

Reed Painter - Lekythos with Two Figures and Winged Sepulchur - Walter...

This white-ground shoulder lekythos depicts a youth and a woman at a tomb. On the left a woman stands nearly frontally to the right, her head and left leg in profile. She wears a peplos and gestures as in grief... More

Reed Painter - Lekythos with Two Figures and Winged Sepulchur - Walter...

This white-ground shoulder lekythos depicts a youth and a woman at a tomb. On the left a woman stands nearly frontally to the right, her head and left leg in profile. She wears a peplos and gestures as in grief... More