History of Ancient Pottery, Vol. 2 of 2: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman (Classic Reprint)
History of Ancient Pottery, Vol. 2 of 2: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman (Classic Reprint)
By Samuel Birch
11 Apr, 2019
.The representation of subjects from Greek mythology or daily life on vases was not, of course, confined to fictile products. We know that the artistic instincts of the Greeks led them to decorate almost every household implement or utensil with orna
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.The representation of subjects from Greek mythology or daily life on vases was not, of course, confined to fictile products. We know that the artistic instincts of the Greeks led them to decorate almost every household implement or utensil with ornamental designs of some kind, as well as those specially made for votive or other non-utilitarian purposes. But the fictile vases, from the enormous numbers which have been preserved, the extraordinary variety of their subjects, and the fact that they cover such a wide period, have always formed our chief artistic source of information on the subject of Greek mythology and antiquities. Less