Geometric Neck Amphora (Storage Vessel) (Primary Title)
attributed to, Workshop of Athens 894, Greek, active ca. 720 - ca. 700 BC (Artist)
The Geometric Period is named for the linear all-over style featured on this vase. In later examples, vase painters also included schematically rendered human and animal figures, like the chariot scene across the belly. These processions may refer to funeral games or a funerary procession honoring the deceased, or to the mythical age of heroes described in the poems of Homer.
Monumental vases like this served as grave markers for prominent Athenians and indicate increased social stratification during the Geometric Period.
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
“The Horse in Ancient Greek Art,” National Sporting Library and Museum, Middleburg, VA, September 7, 2017 – January 14, 2018; VMFA, February 17 – July 8, 2018
From Pasture to Polis: Art in the Age of Homer, Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia (9 October – 5 December 1993); University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley (20 Jan. – 20 March 1994); Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge (23 April – 19 June, 1994).
From Pasture to Polis: Art in the Age of Homer, Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia (9 October – 5 December 1993); University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley (20 Jan. – 20 March 1994); Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge (23 April – 19 June, 1994).
1960 (Nicolas Koutoulakis, Paris); purchased by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond; accessioned into VMFA collection October 19, 1960. [1]
[1] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration records.
[1] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration records.
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