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Interesting Greek vase discovered at Capua, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

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Interesting Greek vase discovered at Capua, 1854. Detail from ancient pottery found in Italy. 'Signor Riccio [excavated]...all the pieces of a Cantharus, which when put together presents an example of Greek art perhaps unequalled in terra cotta. Signor Riccio has allowed me to make a drawing from the bas reliefs of this beautiful Vase...which he considers to have been a nuptial gift. The four figures of the Seasons surround the Cantharus, divided by Bacchic emblems and festal decorations. First, after the candelabrum, comes Winter (rich with the spoils of the chase), the season considered by the ancients as most suitable for marriage; then follows Spring, with a flower in her hand; succeeded by Summer and Autumn, each bearing the fruity wealth of the period...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B07_346

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

16,1Mo (836,6Ko) / 31,0cm x 13,0cm / 3666 x 1538 (300dpi)

Mots clés

autumn Italy season female women woman people summer arts country fall sculpture art spring British decoration decorative archaeology Greece terracotta gift present ceramic location ceramics century archaeological Britain find newspapers press pottery vase decorated archeology four seasons B&W candlestick candelabra frieze terra cotta Homeware wintry candleholder Wedding Present Drinking vessel candelabrum candle holder allegory 19th century black & white black and white bas relief B W bas-relief allegorical Ancient Greece allegorical figures allegorical figure Ancient Greek Etruscan nineteenth century The Print Collector artistic school cantharus Etruria Illustrated London News kantharos TGN ILN winter newspaper engraving Unknown herm herms 19th-century