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530 – 500 BC
Andokides, whose signed vase is displayed in this room, was the leader of an innovative group of potters and painters working in Athens in the late sixth century BC.
Black-figured neck-amphora, signed by the potter Andokides; attributed to the painter 530-520 BC More information
Black-figured neck-amphora, signed by the potter Andokides; attributed to the painter 530-520 BC
Red-figured plate, signed by Epiktetos as painter 520-500 BC More information
Red-figured plate, signed by Epiktetos as painter 520-500 BC
Lekythos showing Odysseus escaping from Polyphemos' cave 480 BC More information
Lekythos showing Odysseus escaping from Polyphemos' cave 480 BC
Black-figured plate, attributed to the painter Psiax 520-500 BC More information
Black-figured plate, attributed to the painter Psiax 520-500 BC
At this time, a number of new ideas were introduced the decoration of pottery. Most important was the red-figure technique, which featured figures reserved in red against a black background.
The objects on display in Room 14 include Athenian pottery depicting hunting, dancing and mythology.
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Black-figured neck-amphora
The myth of the Trojan war
Artistic study of the Parthenon Frieze, £14.99
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