CLAS 3P25 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Stag Hunt Mosaic, Argead Dynasty, Vergina
18 Mar 2017
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Nilotic scenes event april 2, 3 pm academic south 215. As attic declines, south italian takes over: late 5th into 4th century = height mid 4th, inspired by attic traditions. Plain and ornate styles: main areas: apulia, paestum, ornate has other colours; especially white. Has its own workshops naples, sicily as well. Apulia above the heel of italy very robust tradition. South italian: apulian ware; highly ornate: 4th century bc: ornate associations with burials = often funerary themes. Deceased in a shrine similar to stelai. Hermes frequently leads deceased to underworld becomes a symbol in many funerary vases, a companion god. Very busy with numerous figures several registers. There might be a means of communications of ideas between artists. Looks like a sacred activity purification: centuripe vases: purely ornamental. Sicily, last flowering of greek painted wares = 3rd-2nd bc. Figural scenes in tempera after firing in pastel shades. Funerary purposes: wedding scenes popular maybe for brides to put things in.
