All the slides in this first section illustrate examples of vases in Attic black figure technique, made in Athens between 600-530 BC

 Slide A

1. Nessos amphora, illustrating Perseus and the Gorgons on the body, Herakles and Nessos on the neck; ca. 630 BCE (see list of slides for October 23)

*2. François krater by Kleitias and Ergotimos; 570 BCE. Side A

3. François krater by Kleitias and Ergotimos; 570 BCE, Side B

*4. Amphora by the Amasis Painter; 560 BCE; Dionysos and menads

*5. Amphora by Exekias; 540 BCE; Suicide of Ajax

6. Amphora by Exekias, Side A; 540 BCE; arrival of the Dioskouroi twins, Castor and Pollux

7. Kylix (drinking cup) by Exekias; 540 BCE; scene of exterior showing two eyes, fallen warriors under handles

8. Hydria (water jug) by the Antimenes Painter, 540 BCE; scene of young men at a fountain house

The following vases are examples of Attic red-figure technique, made between 530-470 BCE

*9. Krater by Euphronios; 515 BCE; Sarpedon carried off the battlefield by Sleep and Death

10. Amphora by the Kleophrades Painter; 500-490 BCE; Dionysos and menads

11. Kylix by the Brygos Painter, 480 BCE

*12. Bell krater by the Berlin Painter, 480 BCE; Ganymede

All the slides in this first section illustrate examples of vases in Attic black figure technique, made in Athens between 600-530 BC

Slide B

*1. Tripod vase by the C Painter; Birth of Athena; 590 BCE

2. François krater, Side A: scenes on body of vase illustrating wedding of Peleus and Thetis; ambush of Troilus

3. François krater, Side B: scenes on neck of vase illustrating the arrival of the Athenians from Crete; battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs

4. Detail of depiction of menads on the amphora by the Amasis Painter

5. Detail of Suicide of Ajax

6. Amphora by Exekias, Side B; 540 BCE; Achilles and Ajax playing backgammon

*7. Interior of kylix; Dionysos on a boat with a grapevine for a mast

8. Amphora by the Antimenes Painter, 540 BCE; scene of olive harvest

The following vases are examples of Attic red-figure technique, made between 530-470 BCE

9. Detail of Euphronios krater: Sarpedon carried off the battlefield

10. Detail of Kleophrades Painter amphora: Dionysos

11a. Kylix by the Brygos Painter, exterior, showing revelers coming home from a party

*11b. Kylix by the Brygos Painter, interior, showing the morning after a party

12. Bell krater by the Pan Painter, ca. 470 BCE: death of Actaeon