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Hydria; Etruria, 4th century BC.Red-figure pottery.Thermoluminescence certificate attached.It
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Hydria; Etruria, 4th century BC.
Red-figure pottery.
Thermoluminescence certificate attached.
It shows restorations in fracture lines, losses and wear in the polychromy.
Measurements: 32 x 26 cm (diameter).
Etruscan Hydria made with the technique of the red figures in whose belly a female face can be seen, flanked by two griffins. Both the lower and upper areas are delimited by a fretwork, the one in the lower part of the vessel being more visible. The piece has three handles, one on each of the sides, plus another handle at the back, which starts at the mouth of the piece and sits on the belly, where it ends with the relief of a face.
The hydria is a type of ceramic from ancient Greece, used to transport water (hence its name). It is a vessel with three handles: two lateral ones, used to lift and carry the piece, and a third central one, used to lift the hydria and pour out its contents. Red-figure ware was one of the most important figurative styles of Greek pottery. It was developed in Athens around 530 BC, and was used until the 3rd century BC. It replaced the previous predominant style of black-figured pottery within a few decades. The technical basis was the same in both cases, but in the red figures the colouring is inverted, with the figures highlighted against a dark background, as if illuminated by a theatrical light, following a more natural scheme. Painters working with black figures were forced to keep the motifs well separated from each other and to limit the complexity of the illustration. The red-figure technique, on the other hand, allowed greater freedom. Each figure was silhouetted against a black background, allowing the painters to portray anatomical details with greater accuracy and variety. Over time these decorations became more complex, incorporating numerous details in both black and white, which enhanced the narrative and decorative sense of the depictions.
Etruscan culture, which even in antiquity was surrounded by an aura of mystery; even their Greek contemporaries were intrigued by the sudden emergence of this people as a maritime and commercial power, by this ancient people who, according to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, "resemble no other in their language and customs". While some consider them to be the people who gave rise to the Roman Empire, there are other experts who give more importance to the differences between the two peoples and consider them to be mere neighbours or "conqueror and conquered", depending on the period in which one speaks, recognising a strong influence of some elements of Etruscan culture and art observed in the Romans. In any case, the Etruscans were great artists and craftsmen, known for what has come down to us from them: profusely decorated and very striking tombs, resembling homes in some cases; terracotta sculptures which they apparently polychromed with flat and bright tones (similar to ancient Egyptian works), and used to decorate temples, as sculptures etc.; goldsmiths, ceramics, etc.
Red-figure pottery.
Thermoluminescence certificate attached.
It shows restorations in fracture lines, losses and wear in the polychromy.
Measurements: 32 x 26 cm (diameter).
Etruscan Hydria made with the technique of the red figures in whose belly a female face can be seen, flanked by two griffins. Both the lower and upper areas are delimited by a fretwork, the one in the lower part of the vessel being more visible. The piece has three handles, one on each of the sides, plus another handle at the back, which starts at the mouth of the piece and sits on the belly, where it ends with the relief of a face.
The hydria is a type of ceramic from ancient Greece, used to transport water (hence its name). It is a vessel with three handles: two lateral ones, used to lift and carry the piece, and a third central one, used to lift the hydria and pour out its contents. Red-figure ware was one of the most important figurative styles of Greek pottery. It was developed in Athens around 530 BC, and was used until the 3rd century BC. It replaced the previous predominant style of black-figured pottery within a few decades. The technical basis was the same in both cases, but in the red figures the colouring is inverted, with the figures highlighted against a dark background, as if illuminated by a theatrical light, following a more natural scheme. Painters working with black figures were forced to keep the motifs well separated from each other and to limit the complexity of the illustration. The red-figure technique, on the other hand, allowed greater freedom. Each figure was silhouetted against a black background, allowing the painters to portray anatomical details with greater accuracy and variety. Over time these decorations became more complex, incorporating numerous details in both black and white, which enhanced the narrative and decorative sense of the depictions.
Etruscan culture, which even in antiquity was surrounded by an aura of mystery; even their Greek contemporaries were intrigued by the sudden emergence of this people as a maritime and commercial power, by this ancient people who, according to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, "resemble no other in their language and customs". While some consider them to be the people who gave rise to the Roman Empire, there are other experts who give more importance to the differences between the two peoples and consider them to be mere neighbours or "conqueror and conquered", depending on the period in which one speaks, recognising a strong influence of some elements of Etruscan culture and art observed in the Romans. In any case, the Etruscans were great artists and craftsmen, known for what has come down to us from them: profusely decorated and very striking tombs, resembling homes in some cases; terracotta sculptures which they apparently polychromed with flat and bright tones (similar to ancient Egyptian works), and used to decorate temples, as sculptures etc.; goldsmiths, ceramics, etc.
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Hydria; Etruria, 4th century BC.
Red-figure pottery.
Thermoluminescence certificate attached.
It shows restorations in fracture lines, losses and wear in the polychromy.
Measurements: 32 x 26 cm (diameter).
Etruscan Hydria made with the technique of the red figures in whose belly a female face can be seen, flanked by two griffins. Both the lower and upper areas are delimited by a fretwork, the one in the lower part of the vessel being more visible. The piece has three handles, one on each of the sides, plus another handle at the back, which starts at the mouth of the piece and sits on the belly, where it ends with the relief of a face.
The hydria is a type of ceramic from ancient Greece, used to transport water (hence its name). It is a vessel with three handles: two lateral ones, used to lift and carry the piece, and a third central one, used to lift the hydria and pour out its contents. Red-figure ware was one of the most important figurative styles of Greek pottery. It was developed in Athens around 530 BC, and was used until the 3rd century BC. It replaced the previous predominant style of black-figured pottery within a few decades. The technical basis was the same in both cases, but in the red figures the colouring is inverted, with the figures highlighted against a dark background, as if illuminated by a theatrical light, following a more natural scheme. Painters working with black figures were forced to keep the motifs well separated from each other and to limit the complexity of the illustration. The red-figure technique, on the other hand, allowed greater freedom. Each figure was silhouetted against a black background, allowing the painters to portray anatomical details with greater accuracy and variety. Over time these decorations became more complex, incorporating numerous details in both black and white, which enhanced the narrative and decorative sense of the depictions.
Etruscan culture, which even in antiquity was surrounded by an aura of mystery; even their Greek contemporaries were intrigued by the sudden emergence of this people as a maritime and commercial power, by this ancient people who, according to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, "resemble no other in their language and customs". While some consider them to be the people who gave rise to the Roman Empire, there are other experts who give more importance to the differences between the two peoples and consider them to be mere neighbours or "conqueror and conquered", depending on the period in which one speaks, recognising a strong influence of some elements of Etruscan culture and art observed in the Romans. In any case, the Etruscans were great artists and craftsmen, known for what has come down to us from them: profusely decorated and very striking tombs, resembling homes in some cases; terracotta sculptures which they apparently polychromed with flat and bright tones (similar to ancient Egyptian works), and used to decorate temples, as sculptures etc.; goldsmiths, ceramics, etc.
Red-figure pottery.
Thermoluminescence certificate attached.
It shows restorations in fracture lines, losses and wear in the polychromy.
Measurements: 32 x 26 cm (diameter).
Etruscan Hydria made with the technique of the red figures in whose belly a female face can be seen, flanked by two griffins. Both the lower and upper areas are delimited by a fretwork, the one in the lower part of the vessel being more visible. The piece has three handles, one on each of the sides, plus another handle at the back, which starts at the mouth of the piece and sits on the belly, where it ends with the relief of a face.
The hydria is a type of ceramic from ancient Greece, used to transport water (hence its name). It is a vessel with three handles: two lateral ones, used to lift and carry the piece, and a third central one, used to lift the hydria and pour out its contents. Red-figure ware was one of the most important figurative styles of Greek pottery. It was developed in Athens around 530 BC, and was used until the 3rd century BC. It replaced the previous predominant style of black-figured pottery within a few decades. The technical basis was the same in both cases, but in the red figures the colouring is inverted, with the figures highlighted against a dark background, as if illuminated by a theatrical light, following a more natural scheme. Painters working with black figures were forced to keep the motifs well separated from each other and to limit the complexity of the illustration. The red-figure technique, on the other hand, allowed greater freedom. Each figure was silhouetted against a black background, allowing the painters to portray anatomical details with greater accuracy and variety. Over time these decorations became more complex, incorporating numerous details in both black and white, which enhanced the narrative and decorative sense of the depictions.
Etruscan culture, which even in antiquity was surrounded by an aura of mystery; even their Greek contemporaries were intrigued by the sudden emergence of this people as a maritime and commercial power, by this ancient people who, according to Dionysius of Halicarnassus, "resemble no other in their language and customs". While some consider them to be the people who gave rise to the Roman Empire, there are other experts who give more importance to the differences between the two peoples and consider them to be mere neighbours or "conqueror and conquered", depending on the period in which one speaks, recognising a strong influence of some elements of Etruscan culture and art observed in the Romans. In any case, the Etruscans were great artists and craftsmen, known for what has come down to us from them: profusely decorated and very striking tombs, resembling homes in some cases; terracotta sculptures which they apparently polychromed with flat and bright tones (similar to ancient Egyptian works), and used to decorate temples, as sculptures etc.; goldsmiths, ceramics, etc.
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