Attic Black Figure Pottery

The Attic Black-Figure Ovoid Neck-Amphora is a pottery piece that one does not know a lot about. It was produced sometime between 600 to 400 B.C., and is now housed at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. It was used to hold liquids and was often a source of trade for the Greek potters. In this paper, one will learn how the pottery was made, what the designs on the vase mean, history, and about the culture of the Greeks.
The first step in understanding the Attic Black-Figure Ovoid Neck-Amphora and other black figure pottery is to understand how the pottery is made. The artist started by digging a place in the ground to hold water in. After the large hole was filled by water, he would throw in a large amount of dry clay into the water. Then he would wait for the sun to evaporate the water leaving water pliable clay. The next step was to compact the clay and squeeze out and extra water. He would do this similarly to crushing grapes to get out the juice by stepping and walking on it. After this process, the clay would be ready to a make the vase.
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He was responsible for violent storms and earthquakes. The following story showed of Poseidon’s adventure. The god, Poseidon, was known to have an ill temper. At one point, he released tempests and earthquakes out of loneliness and anger. To combat his loneliness, he went out to find a wife and eventually set his sights of a Nymph named Amphitrite. She was the daughter of the Titan Oceanus who wanting to keep her virginity. Titan ended up rejecting Poseidon saying he was too violent, so he fled to the Atlas Mountains. The love struck Poseidon sent the dolphin king and messenger Delphinus to find his love. When Delphinus found her, he promised her that if she married Poseidon he would calm the seas. Thus, they were wed eventually having two children: Rhode Benthesicyme,