Exploring Greek vases - for iPod/iPhone

Exploring Greek vases - for iPod/iPhone

What can you learn about an archaic community from the art they created? Can the way in which their artefacts are displayed enhance the experience of viewing it? Very few remains still exist from Ancient Greek culture on the whole. However because of the durability of the material, pottery is a large part of the archaeological record from this period in Greece’s history, and as a result these vases have exerted a disproportionately large influence on our understanding of Greek society.

2 minutes 35 seconds

Encountering a Greek Vase

Jessica Hughes from The Open University examines the history of a Greek vase.

21 February 2012, 1:33 am
Transcript -- Encountering a Greek Vase

Transcript -- Jessica Hughes from The Open University examines the history of a Greek vase.

21 February 2012, 1:33 am
6 minutes 16 seconds

Greek vases in the museum

Lucilla Burn, Keeper of Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge explains the reasons why the vases have been reorganised in a specific way.

21 February 2012, 1:32 am
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