An Introduction to Greek Vases, Christies

International Head of Antiquities G. Max Bernheimer surveys some magnificent Greek vases. For a civilisation that disappeared 2, 000 years ago, the ancient Greeks left a great deal behind: philosophy, democracy, poetry, architecture, and an extensive corpus of vases, which comprise a large part of the archaeological record. Their enduring popularity is reflected in the breadth of their influence on contemporary art as seen in the pottery of Grayson Perry and Picasso, and in the paintings of de Chirico and Jonas Wood.