The Regina Vasorum is a "spectacular" and unusually large example of technical experimentation among Greek potters after the red-figure style had run its course.[2] The figures were made separately, painted, and gilded, then attached to the vase with slip,[1] possibly by sprigging.
Elena Ananitch, Lucanian Vases («L'Erma» di Bretschneider, 2005), p. 7 online.
Kevin Clinton, Greek Sanctuaries, p. 92 online.
Beth Cohen, The Colors of Clay: Special Techniques in Athenian Vases (J. Paul Getty Museum, 2006), p. 115.
Erika Simon, Festivals of Attica: An Archaeological Commentary (University of Wisconsin Press, 1983), passim.
External links
Color photo of the Regina Vasorum at the website of the Hermitage Museum
References
^ a bThe State Hermitage Museum – Hydria: Regina Vasorum
^Harvey Alan Shapiro, Carlos A. Picón, Gerry D. Scott, "Introduction to South Italian Vases," in Greek Vases (San Antonio Museum of Art, 1995), p. 252 online.