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The attachments at the bottom of the vertical handle is in the form of a siren, part woman, part bird of prey. Sirens were not only guardians of…
Side A of a red figured calix-krater found in Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Campania) ca 350-340 bc from Pasteum. Cadmus Phonecian prince, son of King Agenor and Queen Telephassa…
A Gorgoneion typically features the face of a Gorgon, presented with most unattractive features. This image includes staring eyes, protruding tongue and a beard. It is not clear…
Black figure This black-figure aryballos (oil container), held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, provides a supporting image for the red-figure bell krater. The decoration on black figure…
This is a calyx-krater vase. I show this to contrast with the other image of the bell-krater vase. (Krater comes from the Greek word “to mix” – these…
This is a supportive image of the Braganza fibula. It shows a different angle from the original image, allowing us to see the work from a different perspective.
This is also a black glazed terra cotta piece from the same time period that also relates to the serving of wine. It is called an oinochoe (Ancient…
This is the supporting image of fibula Braganza, it is a Fibula (Pin) from Italy, Etruscan; Time period is 4th Century B.C., also made by gold, and it…
This is a supporting image of Hercules and Pholus. This is the type of vase that the illustrating was on. A hydria vase is the most common vase,…
This is a Bronze Gorgon head that has been broken off the rest of the piece. Gorgons are a female creature. The name comes from the ancient Greek…
This is a supporting image for Hercules and Pholus on a vase. Pholus was a friend of Hercules, was respected and known to be wise.
Supporting image for the other red figure bell krater bowl with satyrs. This is also a Bell-krater bowl; which held wine for drinking parties. This bowl also depicts…