Euphronius Vase
THESIS STATEMENT: In my paper I will focus on issues including the significant background of the Euphronius Vase, the reconstruction of the Greek vase itself, and Euphronios choosing a myth popular in Athens for half a century and transforming it in his own supreme style, which shed significant light on the complex history and ethnical issues related to this work of art. I will argue that a known literary model can be helpful in elucidating the details of a painted scene and a Corinthian fragment being contemporary with the earliest Attic scenes, but clearly most at home in Athens are necessary actions with respect to the work of art’s care and preservation today, and must be considered further in light of cultural and aesthetic concerns.
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A meaningful piece of art that is comparative towards the Euphornius Vase is the Alabastron. The Alabastron is a vase originated in Ancient Egypt around the eleventh century B.C. Its style is a small type of pottery/glass vessel that was used for holding oil, such as perfumes or massage oils. They were first created as containers carved from alabaster, but spread through ancient Greece to other parts of the historical world. For the most part, the Alabastron has a narrow body with a rounded end to it. The neck is also narrow and has a broad, which is a large mouth. The Alabastron usually didn’t have any handles, but some types of it were supplied with ear-shaped lugs into which holes were formed. Strings were then put through these holes for easy mobility. The first design of the Alabastron was based off a palm tree with a stand, a circular shape, and a palm capital. Later, designs were made from glass that were decorated with different patterns such as zigzags, circular objects, or festoons. Around the seventh century B.C. the Alabastron moved to Greece and became a historical and significant part of ancient Greek pottery. The Greek Alabastron has three distinct types. One was a basic Corinthian bulbous shape. It was about three inches tall that had a popular and attention-getting design all throughout Greece. The second was a long, pointy version that was seen commonly in Greek and Italo-Corinthian pottery. Lastly, the attic type. It was about 5-8 inches long that had a rounded base and lugs for carrying
A meaningful piece of art that is comparative towards the Euphornius Vase is the Alabastron. The Alabastron is a vase originated in Ancient Egypt around the eleventh century B.C. Its style is a small type of pottery/glass vessel that was used for holding oil, such as perfumes or massage oils. They were first created as containers carved from alabaster, but spread through ancient Greece to other parts of the historical world. For the most part, the Alabastron has a narrow body with a rounded end to it. The neck is also narrow and has a broad, which is a large mouth. The Alabastron usually didn’t have any handles, but some types of it were supplied with ear-shaped lugs into which holes were formed. Strings were then put through these holes for easy mobility. The first design of the Alabastron was based off a palm tree with a stand, a circular shape, and a palm capital. Later, designs were made from glass that were decorated with different patterns such as zigzags, circular objects, or festoons. Around the seventh century B.C. the Alabastron moved to Greece and became a historical and significant part of ancient Greek pottery. The Greek Alabastron has three distinct types. One was a basic Corinthian bulbous shape. It was about three inches tall that had a popular and attention-getting design all throughout Greece. The second was a long, pointy version that was seen commonly in Greek and Italo-Corinthian pottery. Lastly, the attic type. It was about 5-8 inches long that had a rounded base and lugs for carrying