Harvester Vase

The Harvester Vase is from Hagia Triada (crete), Greece, ca. 1500 B.C. This piece of art was made of steatite, and can be found in the Archeological Museum, Herakleion.

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This vase has a peculiar shape for its time, because the bottom portion is shaped like an egg not flattened. There is, on the vase a relief depiction of numerous people, doing various tasks.

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“Steatite Harvester’s Vase from Agia Triada, Heraklion Museum.” Photobucket. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2015.

Even though the photo does not show this, one of the depicted characters was inhaling, and by doing so showing off his ribs. This is one of the first times in history that art has shown any interest in the underlying muscle and skeleton.

I personally found this work of art interesting due to its shape, upon closer inspection of numerous photos, I found that the detail and  anatomy of the figures was even more intriguing. I was also impressed by the energy of the depiction, the artist captured a life-like vitality in the stone.

Citations:

Kleiner, Fred S. “MINOS AND THE HEROES OF HOMER.” Gardner’s Art through the Ages. 11th Ed. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 88-89. Print.