Ancient Greek Pottery Exekias HAND-MADE KYLIX DIONYSUS Start Price USD 649.99 Current Price USD 649.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 End Time Monday, December 22, 2008 Location Garfield, NJ See more about 'Ancient Greek Pottery Exekias HAND-MADE KYLIX DIONYSUS' Description makedonicus Store HAND-CRAFTED AND HAND PAINTED BEAUTIFUL Replica from an original ancient Greek Vase       TYPE:  DIONYSOS KYLIX Musem Replica       SCENE: Voyage of the god Dionysos - Dionysus Crossing the Sea ca. 535 B.C.   SIZE: 12" (30 cm)    The kylix, or shallow wine cup was a table-top piece used at all meals. Many were highly decorated to adorn banquet tables and spoke of the good taste of the host. This kylix of Dionysos Crossing the Sea was painted by the famous 6th century artist, Exekias, and the original is found in the Museum Antiker Kleinkunst, in Munich. The scene depicts a Homeric hymn of Dionysos’ first appearance in Greece. On his journey he was seized by pirates, and frightened the pirates away by making wine pour from his boat, and the mast spring with grape vines. The pirates jumped overboard and were turned into dolphins. Dionysos’ appearance in Greece as a striking young man with “flowing hair” was the beginning of the long-lasting Cult of Dionysos centered around the gift of wine that he brought. The composition of this kylix is what makes it so attractive. The circle of dolphins on the lower half mirrors the curvature of the grape vines on the top half, and all circle around the mast, the only non-curved feature in the composition. The boat and sail are also curved nicely to fit in with the overall rounded scheme. There is attention to detail in the decoration of the god’s robe, and the lines of his head band and beard. More attention to detail is apparent in the rudders on the back of the boat, and the boat designed, fore and aft with fish features. Exekias, by not differentiating between the sea and sky, adds to the other-wordly tone of the piece by making the boat appear to float in time. The eyes on the side are a characteristic that have shown up in other works of the artist. Ancient Greeks painted eyes on the front of their boats for good luck. They believed that a protecting god could see ahead through the eyes. Exekias signed this vase around the red rim of the foot. “Eksekias epoiese” means “Exekias made this.”    #V176   Shipping and Packaging: We package our vases carefully. Depending on availability and recreation time-frame we ship within 7-30 days.   About our Greek Vases: Our vases are NOT fastly made kitsch replicas, nor are they cheaply made of substitute materials such as resin.  We stick to the materials and methods used by ancient Greeks and use only top quality ceramics and paints.  Every piece is a stunning work of art, an amazing replica of an actual historic vessel from a museum or other collection created between 2,800-2,000 years ago.   Every piece is individually hand thrown terracotta, hand-shaped, and hand-painted in exquisite detail in Greece and signed by a professional master reproduction artist which masters the art of the ancient Greek pottery. The whole process is made by hand (like in ancient times) using only top quality row materials.  We respectfully preserve the sensitivity and the dignity of ancient pieces while guaranteeing the quality and the curacy of all the pieces we reproduce.  This is why our ceramics are preferred selection of the "Hellenic Handcrafted Creations" Collection.  We offer the following types of ancient Greek vases and plates: Geometrical, Corinthian, Black figure vases, Red figure vases, White ground vases, and other.  For more info on Greek vases visit these links: (1) Wikipedia Pottery of ancient Greece: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery_of_ancient_Greece (2) Greek Vase Shapes: http://mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu/vases/vase_shapes.html We have many vases in our collection "Greek Vases Museum Replicas" - check out our other items! Place a Bid!