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  2. Amphora - Wikipedia

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    Silver amphora-rhyton with zoomorphic handles, c. 500 BC, Vassil Bojkov Collection (Sofia, Bulgaria) An amphora (/ ˈ æ m f ər ə /; Ancient Greek: ἀμφορεύς, romanized: amphoreús; English pl. amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container [1] with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storage rooms and ...

  3. Portland Vase - Wikipedia

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    GR 1945.9-27.1 (Gems 4036) The Portland Vase is a Roman cameo glass vase, which is dated between AD 1 and AD 25, though low BC dates have some scholarly support. [1] It is the best known piece of Roman cameo glass and has served as an inspiration to many glass and porcelain makers from about the beginning of the 18th century onwards.

  4. Typology of Greek vase shapes - Wikipedia

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    Typology of Greek vase shapes. A Nolan amphora, a type with a longer and narrower neck than usual, from Nola. Attic komast cup, a variety of kylix, Louvre. Diagram of the parts of a typical Athenian vase, in this case a volute krater. The pottery of ancient Greece has a long history and the form of Greek vase shapes has had a continuous ...

  5. Dipylon Amphora - Wikipedia

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    Dipylon Amphora. The Dipylon Amphora (also known as Athens 804) is a large Ancient Greek painted vase, made around 760–750 BC, and is now held by the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Discovered at the Dipylon cemetery, this stylistic vessel belonging to the Geometric period is credited to an unknown artist: the Dipylon Master.

  6. Tulip vase - Wikipedia

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    The tulip vase is a form of Delftware faience known for its specific blue colour which is used to decorate the earthenware. Delftware originated from the attempt to imitate Chinese porcelain; the Dutch potters tried to copy it, but they did not succeed. The stackable tulip vases were made like that because the potters weren't able to make the ...

  7. Rubin vase - Wikipedia

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    Rubin's vase (sometimes known as the Rubin face or the figure–ground vase) is a famous example of ambiguous or bi-stable (i.e., reversing) two-dimensional forms developed around 1915 by the Danish psychologist Edgar Rubin.