Work of the "Dipylon painter". Dated to the middle of the 8th century B.C.

            The first amphora I saw next to the entrance in room 7 of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens : a geometric amphora from the Dipylon. 

Standing almost five feet tall, this monumental amphora was used to mark an aristocratic tomb in Athens. Called Dipylon for the location in Athens where it and several others were found, this vase marks the high-point in Geometric art, with sophisticated multiple friezes and a central figural scene which makes an attempt to show both emotion and 3D perspective. 

The scene is known as a prothesis (or "wake"/"lying in state") in which the deceased lies under a canopy and is mourned by family and friends. It is a common scene on Geometric funerary vases. The band in the height of the handles includes a metope with the main scene of the prothesis of the deceased (laying out of the dead on a couch). The vase was used as a funerary monument at the Dipylon of Kerameikos, in Athens, and it is the work of the "Dipylon painter". Dated to the middle of the 8th century B.C.

Taken in: Ελλάδα / Attica / Athens / Exarhia (show map)

Taken on: October 7, 2008

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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX S520, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, 5.7mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	5.7mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Fired
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Nikon Transfer 1.0 W
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