Dipylon Master
Ancient Greek attic geometric vase painter
About Dipylon Master
Dipylon Master was a Greek attic vase-painter and geometric vase-painter.
The Dipylon Amphora, mid-8th century BC, National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
The Dipylon Master was an ancient Greek vase painter who was active from around 760β750 BC. He worked in Athens, where he and his workshop produced large funerary vessels for those interred in the Dipylon Gate cemetery, whence his name comes. His work belongs to the very late stage of the Geometric Style. His vases served as grave markers and libation receptacles for aristocratic graves and as such are decorated with a depiction of the prothesis scene representing the mourning of the deceased. Almost 50 vases have been attributed to the Dipylon Master and his workshop. Examples include the Dipylon Amphora in National Archaeological Museum, Athens, and the Elgin Amphora in the British Museum.
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ancient Greek attic geometric vase painter
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Dipylon Master was an attic vase-painter and geometric vase-painter.
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Dipylon Master was Greek.
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