Understanding Greek Vases: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques

$19.95 at The Getty Museum.

Andrew J. Clark, Maya Elston, and Mary Louise Hart What is a pyxis? Who was the Amasis Painter? How did Greek vases get their distinctive black and orange colors? This richly illustrated book offers definitions and descriptions of these and many other Greek vase shapes, painters, and techniques encountered in museum exhibitions and publications on ancient Greek ceramics. An essay on how to look at Greek vases and another on the conservation of ancient ceramics lay the ground for the succinct and readable…