Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 178
sentially different from geometrical vases found elsewhere onthe Greek mainland and the ^Egean Islands. . . . The mostcharacteristic features of the Attic or Dipylon variety of the geo-metrical vases are the following: their form is usually either nar-row and very high, especially in the neck, or… … iS5 156 THE GREEK PAINTERS ART cylindrical shape, usually with a flat lid and handles modeledin the form of horses; they are frequently of enormous size,especially those intended to be set up as monuments over tombs.... It is, however, the subjects represented on the Dipylonvases that give them…
Painting, Greek · Painting, Greco-Roman
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