Two-Dimensional Bodies
These two-dimensional bodies, in addition to their art historical value, are intimately connected with the actions of real, human bodies. The vessels themselves were created by the hands of men, the human and mythical figures were then painted flat on the three-dimensional objects; only when the vessels were in use were these painted bodies activated and in motion themselves. Further, the dismemberment of the two-dimensional bodies was likely the fault of real human bodies and their actions. In their current fragmentary nature, it is only through imagination that the full bodies and environments of these figures can be envisioned.
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- Attic Black-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Bowl) Handle Fragment, 570-540 BCE
- Attic Black-Figure Body Sherd with Figural Decoration, c.700-500 BCE
- Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment, c.505-480 BCE
- Attic Red-Figure Amphora Fragment with Athena, c.500-490 BCE
- Attic Red-Figure Amphora Fragment, 520-500 BCE
- Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment, Late 6th Century BCE