FAH310H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: François Vase, Pottery Of Ancient Greece, Lydos
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Named after its discoverer, found in a tomb. But the piece did have to be restored because it was not found intact but in pieces. The vase contains over 200 figures w/ labeled figures (140) inscriptions. We know both the potter and the painter (erogotimos mepoiesen) potted me, and (kleitias megraphsen) painted me. The vase at some point was used for funeral function because it was found in a tomb. Monumental piece, used maybe in symposium where wine would have been mixed with water. Side a: the friezes contain specific mythological subject matter. The rim above the neck: caledonian boar hunt. Wedding of peleus and thetis: wraps all around the entire. Vase ( popular subject matter to depict on vases) Ambush of troilos: by achilles hid by the fountain house. Battle of pygmies & cranes: located on the foot of the vase going around the piece in entirety.
