The greek gods and cults and the attic heroes suggest a special commission for a wealthy athenian yet the vase once in sir william hamilton s collection would have been exported to southern italy in antiquity.
Attic red figure.
Red figure pottery grew in popularity and by the early 5th century bce it had all but replaced black figure pottery as the predominant pottery type in athens.
With over 20 000 extant pieces attic black figure vases comprise the largest and at the same time most significant vase collection second only to attic red figure vases.
Red figure pottery is a style of greek vase painting that was invented in athens around 530 bce.
Red figure with purple white dilute washes and gilding style.
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The style is characterized by drawn red figures and a painted black background.
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Attic red figure vases were exported throughout greece and beyond.
The last recorded examples of attic red figure pottery are.
Red figure with a moulded female head white with gilding and added colour style.
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Only few centres of pottery production could compete with athens in terms of innovation quality and production capacity.
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Attic potters benefitted from the excellent iron rich clay found in attica.
Of the red figure vases produced in athens alone more than 40 000 specimens and fragments.