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Greek psykter depicting reveling satyrs Silhouettes of fourteen types of ancient Greek Attic pottery are displayed, each with distinct shapes, including kraters, amphorae, hydria, kylix, and other vessel forms, labeled with letters for identification. geometric-style krater with funeral scenes terra-cotta oinochoe Proto-Corinthian aryballos Exekias: Greek amphora depicting Achilles slaying Penthesilea Detail from the Brygos Cup by the Brygos Painter, showing ancient Greek warriors in battle during the Sack of Troy, with figures in armor and shields on a black and red pottery surface. Greek kylix depicting Dionysus in a sailboat
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Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.
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Additional Reading

Claude Bérard, A City of Images: Iconography and Society in Ancient Greece, trans. from French (1989); Brian A. Sparkes, Greek Pottery: An Introduction (1991); Martin Robertson, The Art of Vase-Painting in Classical Athens (1992); Andrew J. Clark, Maya Elston, and Mary Louise Hart, Understanding Greek Vases: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques (2002); John Boardman, The History of Greek Vases: Potters, Painters, and Pictures (2001).

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