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1. What shape it this vase?1. What shape it this vase?

4. Oviod Lekythos

1. Squat Lekythos

3. Belly Amphora

2. Pointed Amphora

2. Date created?2. Date created?

1. 560 - 550 BC

2. 550 - 560 BC

3. 550 - 540 BC

4. 540 – 550 BC

3. How has the painter created 3. How has the painter created movement?movement?

3. Figures with varied poses

1. Figures with floating drapery

2. Figures with stiff poses

4. Figures with flat feet

4. How has the painter 4. How has the painter attempted to show depth?attempted to show depth?

2. placed figures behind one another

1. added shadows

3. placed animals in the picture

4. added colour

5. What does the torch 5. What does the torch suggest?suggest?

2. night time

1. party time

3. day time

4. it is cold

6. Who is in the first carriage?6. Who is in the first carriage?

1. Bridal couple

2. Bridegroom’s parents

3. Brides family

4. Bridegroom’s friends

7. Are they donkeys or horses? 7. Are they donkeys or horses? How do we know?How do we know?

4. Donkeys - white muzzles

1. Donkeys - white feet

3. Horses - white feet

2. Horses - white muzzles

8. Where does white paint 8. Where does white paint traditionally get used?traditionally get used?

2. Women’s flesh

1. Men’s flesh

3. Women’s dresses

4. Men’s dresses

9. White paint is used on the donkeys’ 9. White paint is used on the donkeys’ muzzles - where else is it used?muzzles - where else is it used?

3. Porch roof, carriage, columns

1. Porch roof, carriage, men’s legs

2. Porch roof, columns, men’s chiton

4. Porch roof, carriage, bridal crown

10. What do all the women 10. What do all the women wear?wear?

1. Embroidered peplos

2. Chiton

3. Sakkos

4. Embroidered Chiton

11. what is a chiton and who 11. what is a chiton and who wears it?wears it?

4. One piece garment belted at the waist worn by the men

1. Two piece garment worn by the men

3. One piece garment belted at the waist worn by women

2. Two piece garment worn by the women

12. How many men are in the 12. How many men are in the upper band?upper band?

2. Two

1. One

3. Three

4. Four

13. What do the seated figures 13. What do the seated figures in the upper band play?in the upper band play?

3. Lyre and Flute

1. Guitar and Flute

2. Lyre and Guitar

4. Flute and Harp

14. What is depicted on the 14. What is depicted on the other vase by Amasis?other vase by Amasis?

1. Women weaving

2. Women mourning

3. Women laughing

4. Women wandering

15. How high is the vase?15. How high is the vase?

3. 17 cm

1. 15 cm

2. 16 cm

4. 18 cm

16. What technique is this in? 16. What technique is this in?

2. Black figure

1. White figure

3. Red figure

17. What does the bride hold in 17. What does the bride hold in her hand?her hand?

4. Ritual crown of newly wedded woman

1. Ritual crown of newly wedded groom

3. Crown that symbolises royalty

2. Crown that symbolises Dionysus

18. What is the link between the two 18. What is the link between the two vases by the Amasis painter?vases by the Amasis painter?

4. Everyday scenes

1. Rare events

3. Upperclass men and women

2. Special events

19. Who waits in the house?19. Who waits in the house?

3. Bridegroom’s mother

1. Bride’s mother

2. Bride’s father

4. Bridegroom’s father

20. How many handles on the 20. How many handles on the Amasis Painter vase? Amasis Painter vase?

1. One

2. Two

3. Three

4. Four