Pots and Pans of Classical Athens

By (author) Brian A. Sparkes By (author) Lucy Talcott

Book cover: Pots and Pans of Classical Athens

Extent: 32, 32 pages

Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Subjects: Art & Art History, Classical Studies

Series: Agora Picture Book

Series volume number: 1

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(November 1959)

ISBN: 9780876616017

5.47 x 8.46 inches

Price: $4.95

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By mingling images on well-preserved Greek vases with the more fragmentary ceramics recovered during excavations at the Agora, the authors show how different vessel forms were used in classical Athens. By linking the shapes of pots with their social functions, this book gives meaning to the ancient names.


By mingling images on well-preserved Greek vases with the more fragmentary ceramics recovered during excavations at the Agora, the authors show how different vessel forms were used in classical Athens. By linking the shapes of pots with their social functions, this book gives meaning to the ancient names, such as skyphos, olpe, kantharos, lekane, and hydria, that one encounters when visiting museums.

  • By (author) Brian A. Sparkes
  • By (author) Lucy Talcott