The collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum comprises Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art from the Neolithic to Late Antiquity; European art from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century; …

Title: Olpe. Period: Classical. Date: ca. 430 BCE. Culture: Greek, Attic. Medium: Terracotta; red-figure. Dimensions: 5 3/16 × 3 9/16 in. (13.2 × 9 cm) Diam. of rim: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) Diam. of …

The Painter of Nicosia Olpe was an ancient Greek vase painter, who was producing work around 575 BC to 475 BC, and these dates are concluded from the vases that were found and …

Attic Black-Figure Olpe; about 510 B.C.; Attributed to Chiusi Painter (Greek, active 520 - 510 B.C.); Terracotta; Object: 14 × 13.2 cm (5 1/2 × 5 3/16 in.); 96.AE.59

Friezes of real and fantastic animals, including lions, panthers, goats, deer, bulls, boars, swans, are characteristic of Corinthian art. The style was strongly influenced by the art of the ancient …

Black-figure olpe, type 1. Echinus rim. It is restored from fragments and the handle is not preserved. There is a chequer pattern on front of rim, then a band of Greek key and a zone of …

The olpe is a common shape due, certainly, to its simplicity and convenient size. The Greek world, especially Attica, furnishes many variants of terracotta. Bronze examples are better …

Olpai (pl.) are generally taller than they are wide, with a smoothly curving profile (no distinct shoulder) and a single handle. Web resource here. Amasis Painter. Black-figure olpe with …

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Wheel-thrown, slip-decorated earthenware with incised details. Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey.