1. Name the shape of this vase, give its function and explain why this type of vase was unique.
It is a
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] , which is an oil jug often used in
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] rituals and placed beside the
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] . It was unique because the Painter was the first to depict scenes from
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] life, especially the world of Athenian
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] .
2. Identify the central figures and explain what is happening.
A
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] procession is depicted on the body of the vase. It took place by
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] , and brought the
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] from her father's to her husband's home. The bride's
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] leads the procession, holding
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] in her hands; in the view shown here, the bride and groom ride in a mule-drawn cart together with the
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] , and the bride grasps her veil in the gesture called anakalypteria ('unveiling'), which was the focus of a wedding ceremony of the same name. In the same hand, the bride holds the
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] or stephanê, which she had worn beneath her veil before the anakalypteria. The groom's
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] stands in the doorway of the couple's new home, holding a
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] in one hand and raising the other in a gesture of
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] . Another mule-cart follows (its front section just visible on the left here), with four men seated in it, and other men and women walk alongside; all of them, presumably,wedding guests.
3. Explain how the style of the vase is typical of Black Figure Technique. Make specific references to examples on the vase.
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arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] figures painted in black silhouette (e.g. the dancers)
* figures
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] for detail (e.g. the horses and people)
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arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] eyes (almond and disc shapes) quite large in proportion to the face, in a
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] head (e.g. best man in the cart)
* women's
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] is painted in white paint, as are the
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] of the front donkeys, the body of both
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] , and the Doric columns holding up the porch
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] * use of dots and designs on
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] (e.g. bride, bridegroom)
* little sense of depth or perspective - top dancers have frontal bodies and profile heads - although
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] figures in the procession do give some sense of depth
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arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] is indicated by the donkeys' feet and legs, and the figures'
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] positions (e.g. lady with the torches, bride with the crown, indicating movement to the right)
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arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] is solid but shows some folds
* drapery ignores the shape of the
arm body bride carriages clothing crown death everyday flesh frontal greeting groomsman incised lekythos mother movement muzzles overlapping profile roof tomb torch torches torchlight wedding women [?] underneath (e.g. dancers)