LARGE Ancient Greek Vase Pottery Replica from Museum Start Price USD 1,999.00 Current Price USD 1,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 End Time Monday, December 22, 2008 Location Garfield, NJ See more about 'LARGE Ancient Greek Vase Pottery Replica from Museum' Description makedonicus Store BEAUTIFUL VERY LARGE ANCIENT GREEK VASE This is a Replica from an original ancient Greek Vase now in Museum Type: Geometric Funeral Vase V167 The Geometric  Period.  In the art of  ancient  Greece  lasted  from the 9th through the 7th century B.C.  Some  of  the earliest geometric designs bore a close resemblance to woven basketry of previous times, simple bands of lines, some with a crisscross pattern encircling the vases. The designs progressed, first to simple geometric shape patterns, squares, triangles, and checkerboards,  and then to stylized representations of animal and human figures.  Sometimes a living figure would stand alone, but more often the animals and humans became another frieze surrounding the vase, a repetitive pattern of a single pose. Humans and animals were rendered in silhouetted sticks and triangles, with large, curved thighs and calves, and a dark round shape for a head.   Some of the more famous geometric discoveries have been of large (5 foot) funerary vases, depicting a corpse on a bier, and mourners on either side. Artists seemed to place the most important figures at the visual focal point of the vase:  the handle zone.  This seems to be the first attempt at story telling on a vase, at the time when Homer was creating his epics of heroes and wars. Original vase in museum: about 750 BC found in ancient Dipylon cemetery of Athens, now in the National Museum in Athens. Size: 25.5" (65 cm) Shipping: Depending on availability and recreation we ship within 7-30 days. Packaging: We package our vases carefully. About our Greek Vases: We offer the following types of Greek vases: Geometrical, Corinthian, Black figure vases, Red figure vases, White ground vases, Minoan Vases, and Other. Every piece is a replica of an actual historic vessel from a museum or other collection. We try as much as possible to stick to the materials and methods used by ancient Greeks, exemplified in the numerous pottery styles developed over 2,000 years ago. We respectfully preserve the sensitivity and the dignity of ancient pieces while guaranteeing the quality and the curacy of all the pieces we reproduce. All of our vases are individually hand thrown terracotta, hand shaped, and hand painted in exquisite detail by master reproduction artists in Greece. Each piece of pottery is a stunning work of art. For more info on Greek vases visit these links: (1) Wikipedia Pottery of ancient Greece: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery_of_ancient_Greece (2) Greek Vase Shapes: http://mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu/vases/vase_shapes.html We have many vases and our collection keeps on growing - check out our other items! Place a Bid!