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The 121 Artworks of media Clay and containing the word penthesilea painter, clay

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Danish Unknown Goldsmith - LoversLoversDanish Unknown Goldsmith

Clay figurines of humans, gods and mythical beings are found in almost all ancient contexts: in houses, sanctuaries and graves. Equally universal is their employment as votive offerings, burial objects, toys and domestic equipment. Figurines with erotic or sexual connotation often come from the Dion...

Altes Museum (Berlin, Germany)
 
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Danish Unknown Goldsmith - Frog Motive LampFrog Motive LampDanish Unknown Goldsmith

Auf der Oberseite des Lampenkörpers ist eine mit Warzen versehene Kröte plastisch wiedergegeben. Ihr Kopf ist zum Brennloch hin ausgerichtet, das Einfüllloch ist in den Körper eingepasst. Obwohl Kröten die Lampen dieser Gruppe zieren, hat sich die Bezeichnung „Froschlampe“ durchgesetzt. Ihr Typus wa...

 
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Danish Unknown Goldsmith - LampLampDanish Unknown Goldsmith

Die flache, zur Tülle spitz zulaufende Lampe gehört zur Gruppe der so genannten Froschlampen, die in Ägypten weit verbreitet waren. Der Frosch galt als Tier der Geburtsgöttin Heket und diente in dieser Funktion als Amulett für werdende Mütter. Ein extrem stilisierter Frosch bzw. eine Kröte in Oberan...

 
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Danish Unknown Goldsmith - Male figurineMale figurineDanish Unknown Goldsmith

The figurine was found broken inside an ossuary (burial box) that had been deposited in a natural cave used for burial. This cave is one of eight such burial caves from the Chalcolithic Period that have been excavated to date.The figurine was formed from a lump of clay that was shaped into a cylinde...

The Israel Museum (Jerusalem, Israel)
 
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Micali Painter - Black-figure Hydria (water-jar)Black-figure Hydria (water-jar)Micali Painter

The painter of this vase was the most outstanding Etruscan pupil of the art of Greek black-figure vases, which at this time were finding their way to Etruria in ever-increasing numbers. The artist headed a large workshop in Vulci in the last quarter of the 6th century B.C. The Gorgon/

Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest, Hungary)
 
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