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Mycenaean pottery pictures collection from greek museums
Each thumbnail photo is a link to a larger version of the same
photograph.
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The warrior krater. Large krater depicting men in full
armor (helmet, cuirass, greaves, shield and spear) as they depart for
battle, a sack of supplies hanging from their spears. To the side, a woman
raises her hand in a farewell or mourning gesture. On the back five
warriors in similar attire, but with a different helmet, raise their
spears. A relief bovine head and pairs of painted birds adorn the handles.
A superb example of the Mycenaean Pictorial style. From the House of the
Warrior Krater, Mycenae acropolis. 12th cent.BC. |
Pithoid jar. With a unique representation of a stylized
griffin.Grave VI. |
Ovoid rython. Decorated with spirals. Grave II.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens. |
Small clay jar with bird decoration. Grave L. National
Archaeological Museum of Athens. |
Large crater. Fragment of a large crater representing
two horse chariot. Tiryns . Late 13rd Century BC. National Archaeological
Museum |
Palace style amphora with three large octopuses.
Mycenaean cemetery at Argive Prosymma tomb 2. 15cent BC. National
Archaeological Museum |
Palace style amphora. Three handled Palace style
amphora with striking aquatic birds on the shoulder. One of the first
examples of pictorial pottery, born under Minoan influence. From the
Mycenaean cemetery at Argive Deiras. 15th cent.BC. National Archaeological
Museum |
Clay Pyxis. With painted representation of a ship, a
fascinating example of the Mycenaean Pictorial Style. From the Tragana
tholos tombs, Messenia (14th cent.BC.). National Archaeological Museum |
Stemmed krater. With large stylized flowers. Prosymna. Late Helladic
IIIB (13 cent. BC.). National Archaeological Museum of Athens |
Pithoid jar decorated with stylized -rocky- landscape
and ivy-leaves. Prosymna. Late Helladic IIA (15th.cent.BC.). National
Archaeological Museum of Athens |
Ovoid rython with double-axes. Prosymna. 15th cent.BC. National
Archaeological Museum of Athens |
Close style stirrup-jar with linear decoration and
bands of rossettes. Mycenae. Late Helladic IIIC (12th cent.BC.). National
Archaeological Museum of Athens |
