The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has a fine collection of Ancient Greek art. Here are just a few examples.
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Shield Greece, Archaic period |
Wine cup (kantharos) in the form of two male heads, attributed to Osborne House Painter Samos, Late Archaic period, about 550-500 B.C. |
Pitcher (oinochoe) in the Wild Goat style, with bands of flowers, animals, and birds Rhodes, Orientalizing period, late 7th century B.C. Ceramic |
Griffin protome (forepart) from a cauldron Samos, Orientalizing period, about 600 B.C. |
The Euergides Painter, Fragment of a cup (kylix) with a youth washing
Greece (Athens). Probably found at Tarquinia, Italy
Archaic period, about 510-500 B.C.
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Animals |
Kore figures |
Barber, Greece (Boiotia), Late Archaic period, about 500-475 B.C. |
Satyrs |
An oil flask (lekythos) and two amphorae by the Pan Painter |
Douris, Drinking cup with a nude youth washing at a basin Inscription: "Hippodamas is handsome" Greece (Athens), Classical period, about 480 B.C. Said to have been found in Orvieto, Italy |
Douris, Woman washing her hands Greece (Athens). Said to have been found at Falerii, Italy Early Classical period, about 470 B.C. Ceramic; red-figure technique |
The Brygos Painter, Fragment of a cup (kylix) with Apollo Greece (Athens). Probably found in Italy Early Classical period, about 480-470 B.C. Ceramic; red-figure technique |
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