The early black-figured pottery of Attika in context (c. 630-570 BCE) / / by Alexandra Alexandridou.

• Superior document: Monumenta Graeca et Romana, v. 17
• Author: Alexandridou, Alexandra-Fani, 1980-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Monumenta Graeca et Romana, v. 17; Monumenta Graeca et Romana 17.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (323 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Setting as a starting point the introduction of the black-figure technique in Attic workshops at around 630 BCE, this book attempts a contextual analysis of Attic pottery until late in the first quarter of the sixth century BCE. The shapes and their functions, as well as the iconographic themes are explored through this perspective. This offers an interesting insight into funerary, cultic and profane activities in Athens and the Attic countryside, which is completed by an extensive study of the trade and distribution of Attic vases during this period. The result is a complete overview of early black-figure Attic production, enabling an afresh archaeological approach to late seventh-and early sixth-century Attic society.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction – History of Research of Attic Black-Figure -- Attic Early Black-Figured Shapes -- Attic Early Black-Figure Painters -- Attic Early Black-Figure Iconography -- Distribution of Attic Early Black-Figured Pottery -- A Ceramic Approach to Early Archaic Attika -- Appendix I: Catalogue of the Attic Early Black-Figured Vases -- Appendix II: Distribution Tables -- Appendix III: Distribution Maps -- Appendix IV: List of Painters -- Indices -- Illustrations.