Room 14
Greek vases
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The objects on display in Room 14 include Athenian pottery depicting hunting, dancing and mythology.
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.
At this time, a number of new ideas were introduced regarding the decoration of pottery. Most important was the red-figure technique, which featured figures reserved in red against a black background. This allowed artist to represent scenes in greater detail and with greater realism.
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Take a closer look at the beautifully preserved designs on red-figure and black-figure pottery in the Greek vases gallery.
Accessibility
- Some objects in this collection feature on the British Sign Language multimedia guide. This resource is temporarily unavailable. You can access a selection of BSL films on your own device.
- Some objects in this collection feature on the audio description guide, available on Soundcloud.
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