Birds of the Summer

Minimalistic Duck Shaped Jug, Phylakopi I culture. Cycladic Early Bronze Age, EC III, 2300 – 2000 BC.  Inspired by an Early Cycladic vessel from ...

Bronze Age-inspired Nippled Ewer from Akrotiri (LCIA, 2nd millennium BCE) This hand-built jug draws its form from a distinctive Bronze Age prototyp...

Mug from Phylakopi II, Melos (ca. 2000–1600 BCE) This Middle Cycladic mug from Melos (National Archaeological Museum, Athens) is decorated with a p...

Geometric-inspired bird-shaped plate from Eretria, late 8th century BCE This hand-built, bird-shaped small serving plate draws its form from a dist...

After an East Greek prototype, Chios, early 6th century BC This Chian chalice is inspired by an early 6th-century BC East Greek original, belonging...

Red-Figure Mug with the Armed Owl This classical mug features a humorous depiction of an armed owl, inspired by a red-figure kypelon from the Louvr...

Red figure Aryballos with the armed owl The armed owl that decorates the surface of this classical aryballos (perfumed oil flask) is based on a sim...