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FILE: 01_Dipylon Vase.jpg
TITLE: CERAMICS - Dipylon Vase - 750 BCE - GREECE
DESCRIPTION: This GEOMETRIC STYLE Greek Vase is called a KRATER: a wide-mouthed pot for mixing wine and water.
1. It's functional (not just decorative): funerary, as grave marker.
2. Narrative on bands (registers) tells story of deceased's funeral.
3.Has abstracted human figures (soldiers, family members).
4.Family stands in body position of mourning:arms over head to show suffering.
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