From the earliest sites we visited, which are 4000 years old, to the most recent ones, which date from around 2000 years ago, every museum displays many fascinating examples of ancient Greek, and a few later Roman pottery items. We saw vases, lamps, household items, and amphoras, which were used to transport wine and oil by ship. Some were buried in the volcanic eruption on Santorini, some were found in shipwrecks, and many were dug up along with ancient cities. In one or two hours in a museum, there’s never time to really appreciate the art and history that are reflected in these amazing creations.
I have simply presented my favorite photos that I took in several museums in Athens and the various islands we visited. No scholarly stuff… If you want a systematic art-historical description of this amazing ancient craft, I recommend Wikipedia!
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Amphoras from a shipwreck that was also transporting glass, and the broken glass found beside
the wreck is also part of the museum display. |
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| Large amphora for wine and oil stacked in the hold of the shipwreck. |
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| Storage jars excavated in the ancient city of Arcoteri, buried by a volcano in around 1700 BCE. |
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| Another view of the same jars. |
2 comments:
Some of these vases and vessels are exceptionally striking and so well preserved, especially when you think of their age and the trauma they may have experienced (excavations, volcano, weather, and time.)
They are incredibly well preserved and we are fortunate to see them.
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