Description
What is a pyxis? Who used to be the Amasis Painter? How did Greek vases get their distinctive black and orange colors? This richly illustrated book–the up to date in the preferred Looking At series–offers definitions and descriptions of these and lots of other Greek vase shapes, painters, and techniques encountered in museum exhibitions and publications on ancient Greek ceramics. Included is an essay on how to take a look at Greek vases and every other on the conservation of ancient ceramics. These essays provide succinct explanations of the terms most ceaselessly encountered by museum-goers. The concise definitions are divided into two sections, one on potters and painters and every other on vase shapes and technical terms in terms of the construction and decoration of the vases. Featuring a lot of color illustrations of Greek vases, many from the Getty Museum’s collection, Understanding Greek Vases is an indispensable guide for somebody wishing to obtain a greater understanding and enjoyment of Greek ceramics.