Many Greek vases survived untouched because the Etruscans buried their deceased in large underground tombs with many everyday objects. The Euthymides vase was in fact found in an Etruscan tomb at Vulci in Italy. The decorated vases were produced in large amounts to answer the growing demand of the markets, both in Greece, as well as abroad (especially in Etruria, and in Greek colonies).
Their work was looked upon as a physical labor, not as an activity inspired by the muses. Despite the beauty of the vase, the potters and painters in ancient Greece did not have the status an artist has in our modern society. The main scenes on both sides of the amphora are complemented by a delicate ornament. The vase displays balance and harmony of proportions, with its elegant and graceful shape, and carefully planned pictorial decoration. 510 B.C.E., 24 inches high (Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich) (photo: Richard Mortel, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) \): Euthymides, Three Revelers (Athenian red-figure amphora), c.
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