Mycenaean Art: Frescoes, Gold and Pottery of Mycenae

Mycenaean Art: Frescoes, Gold and Pottery of Mycenae

Mycenaean art is the art of Bronze Age mainland Greece, seen at its richest at Mycenae, the leading centre that gives the whole civilization its name. It gathers goldwork, wall frescoes, painted pottery, carved gems, ivory and worked bronze into one confident style. The shaft graves of Mycenae yielded gold funerary masks, inlaid daggers, cups … Read more

The Warrior Vase: Mycenae’s Famous Krater

The Warrior Vase: Mycenae's Famous Krater

The Warrior Vase is one of the best-known works of Mycenaean art, a painted pottery krater found at the citadel of Mycenae. Heinrich Schliemann discovered it near the great fortress, and it dates to the late Bronze Age. The vessel is a large mixing bowl for wine. Painters covered it with a file of helmeted … Read more