Chapter XI: White-Ground and Later Fabrics

Origin and character of white-ground painting—Outline drawing and polychromy—Funeral lekythi—Subjects and types—Decadence of Greek vase-painting—Rise of new centres—Kertch, Cyrenaica, and Southern Italy—Characteristics of the latter fabrics—Shapes—Draughtsmanship—Influence of Tragedy and Comedy—Subjects—Paestum fabric—Lucanian, Campanian, and Apulian fabrics—Gnathia vases—Vases modelled in form of figures—Imitations of metal—Vases with reliefs—“Megarian” bowls—Bolsena ware and Calene phialae 454–504

LIST OF PLATES IN VOLUME I

(_Except where otherwise noted the objects are in the British Museum_)

PLATE

I. Kylix signed by Duris: Labours of Theseus
(_colours_) Frontispiece

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II. Archaic terracotta antefixes 98

III. Restoration of temple at Civita Lavinia 100

IV. Greek lamps and “brazier-handles” 106

V. Moulds for terracotta figures 114

VI. Terracotta vases from Southern Italy 118

VII. “Melian” reliefs 120

VIII. Archaic terracotta figures 122

IX. Terracotta figures of fine style 124

X. Porcelain and enamelled wares 128

XI. Cypriote Bronze-Age pottery 242

XII. Mycenaean vases found in Cyprus 246

XIII. Cypriote “Graeco-Phoenician” pottery 252

XIV. Example of Kamaraes ware from Palaiokastro,
Crete (from _Brit. School Annual_) 266

XV. Mycenaean vases (_colours_) 272

XVI. Subjects from the Aristonoös krater in the
Vatican (from _Wiener Vorl._) 296

XVII. Phaleron, Boeotian, and Photo-Corinthian vases 300

XVIII. Melian amphora in Athens (from Conze) 302

XIX. Proto-Corinthian and Early Corinthian vases 308

XX. Corinthian pyxis and Rhodian oinochoë
(_colours_) 312

XXI. Later Corinthian vases with figure subjects 316

XXII. Chalcidian vase in Bibl. Nat., Paris: Herakles
and Geryon; chariot 320

XXIII. “Tyrrhenian” Amphora: The death of Polyxena 324

XXIV. Rhodian and Naucratite wares 336

XXV. Situla from Daphnae; later Ionic vase in South
Kensington 352

XXVI. Caeretan hydria (_colours_) 354

XXVII. Painted sarcophagus from Clazomenae 364

XXVIII. The François vase in Florence, general view
(from Furtwaengler and Reichhold, _Gr. Vasenm._) 370

XXIX. Attic black-figured amphorae 380

XXX. Vases by Nikosthenes 384

XXXI. Obverse of vase by Andokides: Warriors playing
draughts (B.F.) 386

XXXII. Reverse of vase by Andokides: Herakles and the
Nemean lion (R.F.) 386

XXXIII. Panathenaic amphora, earlier style 388

XXXIV. Panathenaic amphora, later style 390

XXXV. Vases with opaque figures on black ground (Brit.
Mus. and Louvre) 394

XXXVI. Red-figured “Nolan” amphorae and lekythos 412

XXXVII. Cups of Epictetan style 422

XXXVIII. Kylix at Munich signed by Euphronios: Herakles
and Geryon (from Furtwaengler and Reichhold) 432

XXXIX. Kylikes by Duris at Berlin and in the style of
Brygos at Corneto (from Baumeister) 436

XL. Vases signed by Sotades (Brit. Mus. and Boston) 444

XLI. Hydria signed by Meidias 446

XLII. Vases of “late fine” style (_colours_) 448

XLIII. Polychrome white-ground vases (_colours_) 456

XLIV. Campanian and Apulian vases 484

XLV. Apulian sepulchral vase (colours) 486

XLVI. Vases modelled in various forms 492

XLVII. Archaic vase in Athens with reliefs (from
Ἐφημερὶς Ἀρχαιολογική) 496

XLVIII. Vases of black ware with reliefs (Hellenistic
period) 500

LIST OF TEXT-ILLUSTRATIONS IN
VOLUME I

FIG. PAGE

1. Coffin containing vases, from _Stackelberg_
Athens 34

2. Bronze-Age tombs in Cyprus _Ath. Mitth._ 35

3. Tomb at Gela (Sicily) with _Ashmol. Vases_
vases 37

4. Campana tomb at Veii _Campana_ 39

5. Map of Greece 47

6. Map of Asia Minor and the
Archipelago 63

7. Map of Cyprus 66

8. Map of Italy 70

9. Diagram of roof-tiling, _Durm_
Heraion, Olympia 93

10. Antefix from Marathon _Brit. Mus._ 99

11. Inscribed tiles from Acarnania _Brit. Mus._
and Corfu 102

12. Ostrakon of Megakles _Benndorf_ 103

13. Ostrakon of Xanthippos _Jahrbuch_ 103

14. Hemikotylion from Kythera _Brit. Mus._ 135

15. Child playing with jug _Brit. Mus._ 137

16. Dedication to Apollo _Brit. Mus._
(Naukratis) 139

17. Youth with votive tablet _Benndorf_ 140

18. Vases used in sacrifice _Furtwaengler and
Reichhold_ 141

19. Funeral lekythos with vases _Brit. Mus._
inside tomb 143

20. Vases placed on tomb (Lucanian _Brit. Mus._
hydria) 144

21. Pithos from Knossos 152

22. Greek wine-jars _Brit. Mus._ 154

23. Amphora-stamps from Rhodes _Dumont._ 156

24. Amphora-stamps from Thasos _Dumont._ 158

25. “Tyrrhenian” amphora 160

26. Panathenaic amphora 160

27. Panel-amphora 161

28. Red-bodied amphora 161

29. “Nolan” amphora 162

30. Apulian amphora 162

31. “Pelike” 163

32. Stamnos 164

33. “Lekane” 164

34. Hydria 166

35. Kalpis 166

36. Krater with column-handles 169

37. Volute-handled krater 170

38. Calyx-krater 170

39. Bell-krater 170

40. Lucanian krater 172

41. Psykter 173

42. Deinos or lebes 173

43. Oinochoë (7th century) 177

44. Oinochoë (5th century) 177

45. Prochoös 178

46. Olpe 178

47. Epichysis 179

48. Kyathos 179

49. Kotyle 184

50. Kantharos 188

51. Kylix (earlier form) 190

52. Kylix (later form) 191

53. Phiale 191

54. Rhyton 193

55. Pinax 194

56. Lekythos 196

57. Lekythos (later form) 196

58. Alabastron 197

59. Aryballos 197

60. Pyxis 198

61. Epinetron or Onos 199

62. Askos 200

63. Apulian askos 200

64. Guttus 200

65. Potter’s wheel, from _Ant. Denkm._
Corinthian pinakes 207

66. Potter’s wheel (vase of about _Ath. Mitth._
500 B.C.) 208

67. Boy polishing vase; interior _Blümner_
of pottery 213

68. Seilenos as potter 216

69. Interior of furnace _Ant. Denkm._
(Corinthian pinax) 217

70. Interior of pottery _Ath. Mitth._ 218

71. Red-figured fragment,
incomplete 222

72. Studio of vase-painter _Blümner_ 223

73. Vase-painter varnishing cup _Jahrbuch_ 227

74. Vase-painter using feather- _Jahrbuch_
brush 228

75. Cypriote jug with concentric _Brit. Mus._
circles 251

76. Cypriote vase from Ormidhia _Baumeister_ 254

77. “Owl-vase” from Troy _Schliemann_ 258

78. Deep cup from Troy _Schliemann_ 259

79. Vase in form of pig from Troy _Schliemann_ 259

80. Double-necked vase from Troy _Schliemann_ 259

81. Vases from Thera _Baumeister_ 261

82. Mycenaean vases with marine _Brit. Mus._
subjects 273

83. Ornamentation on Geometrical _Perrot_
vases 283

84. Geometrical vase with panels _Brit. Mus._ 284

85. Boeotian Geometrical vases _Jahrbuch_ 288

86. Coffer from Thebes (Boeotian _Jahrbuch_
Geometrical) 289

87. Burgon lebes _Brit. Mus._ 296

88. Warrior vase from Mycenae _Schliemann_ 297

89. Proto-Attic vase from Vourva _Ath. Mitth._ 299

90. The Dodwell pyxis (cover) _Baumeister_ 316

91. Vases of Samian or “Fikellura” _Brit. Mus._
style 337

92. The Arkesilaos cup (Bibl. _Baumeister_
Nat.) 342

93. Cyrenaic cup with Kyrene _Brit. Mus._ 344

94. Naukratis fragment with “mixed _Brit. Mus._
technique” 346

95. “Egyptian situla” from Daphnae _Brit. Mus._ 351

96. Kylix by Exekias _Wiener Vorl._ 381

97. Vase by Amasis: Perseus _Brit. Mus._
slaying Medusa 382

98. Vase from Temple of Kabeiri _Brit. Mus._ 392

99. Diagram of rendering of eye on _Brit. Mus. Cat._
Attic vase 408

100. Palmettes under handles (early _Jahrbuch_
R.F.) 414

101. Palmettes under handles (later _Riegl_
R.F.) 415

102. Development of maeander and _Brit. Mus. Cat._
cross pattern 416

103. Krater of Polygnotan style: _Mon. dell’ Inst._
Slaying of Niobids (Louvre) 442

104. Boeotian kylix _Brit. Mus._ 452

105. Burlesque scene: Herakles and _Jahrbuch_
Auge 474

106. Apulian sepulchral vase _Brit. Mus._ 477

107. Vase by Assteas in Madrid _Baumeister_ 480

108. Lucanian krater: Departure of _Brit. Mus._
warrior 482

109. Hydria with opaque painting on _Brit. Mus._
black ground 489

110. Phiale with Latin inscription _Brit. Mus._ 490

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT POTTERY