The Art Of the Container During Ancient Greek
...erary, commercial, and ceremonial and range from plain kitchenware to elaborately decorated cups and bowls” (The Encyclopedia of Art). One of the most important was the Greek burial pottery. Spectacular vases were used to bury the dead. They were considered “treasures of art to the living” (The Origins). Some vases would cost more then others; each had detailed drawings and held the ashes of their loved ones. In some cases the pottery vase held prized possessions of the deceased in the tomb. “Some of these are among the most delicate and beautiful works of Greek art” (The Origins). Another important reason for the pottery vases were for drinking. It was used as the serving or storage of wine and certain shapes were formed because of this. Some drawings on these were “drinking parties, the cavorting through the streets, the symposiasts drinking as the recline on their couches, the singing and dancing party games, the effects of over drinking, and the sexual pleasure later in the evening” (The Encyclopedia of the Art). Each vase that was used for any reason had a certain shape, use and decoration. The best period was when they interpreted the colors red and black into the pottery. “The union of the two colors in pottery, black and red, fully satisfied the Greek lover of the beautiful” (The Origins). In the beginning of Greek pottery they drew only floral and geometric designs. After a period of time, Greeks pottery contained drawings of the human body because of their fascination with it. D...