Megarian bowl

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Megarian bowl

Greek pottery

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pottery
Hellenistic period (c. 330–c. 30 bce)
…of hemispherical bowls, known as Megarian, was made in molds and bears relief decoration in imitation of metal bowls. More remarkable are the contemporary terra-cotta figurines; among the most accomplished are the draped women from Tanagra in Boeotia, whose artistic value is sometimes marred by excessive sentimentality.
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…of hemispherical bowls, known as Megarian, was made in molds and bears relief decoration in imitation of metal bowls. More remarkable are the contemporary terra-cotta figurines; among the most accomplished are the draped women from Tanagra in Boeotia, whose artistic value is sometimes marred by excessive sentimentality.
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Western painting
Book illustration in antiquity
…from some of the so-called Megarian bowls, imitations in clay of gold or silver vessels that date from the 3rd century bce to the 1st century ce. They often bear on their exteriors scenes in relief from literary texts that are sometimes accompanied by Greek quotations. They must, in part…
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…from some of the so-called Megarian bowls, imitations in clay of gold or silver vessels that date from the 3rd century bce to the 1st century ce. They often bear on their exteriors scenes in relief from literary texts that are sometimes accompanied by Greek quotations. They must, in part…
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