<P> In the middle of the century there begin to appear human figures , the best known representations of which are those of the vases found in Dipylon , one of the cemeteries of Athens . The fragments of these large funerary vases show mainly processions of chariots or warriors or of the funerary scenes : πρόθεσις / prothesis ( exposure and lamentation of dead ) or ἐκφορά / ekphora ( transport of the coffin to the cemetery ) . The bodies are represented in a geometrical way except for the calves , which are rather protuberant . In the case of soldiers , a shield in form of a diabolo , called `` dipylon shield '' because of its characteristic drawing , covers the central part of the body . The legs and the necks of the horses , the wheels of the chariots are represented one beside the other without perspective . The hand of this painter , so called in the absence of signature , is the Dipylon Master , could be identified on several pieces , in particular monumental amphorae . </P>
<P> In the middle of the century there begin to appear human figures , the best known representations of which are those of the vases found in Dipylon , one of the cemeteries of Athens . The fragments of these large funerary vases show mainly processions of chariots or warriors or of the funerary scenes : πρόθεσις / prothesis ( exposure and lamentation of dead ) or ἐκφορά / ekphora ( transport of the coffin to the cemetery ) . The bodies are represented in a geometrical way except for the calves , which are rather protuberant . In the case of soldiers , a shield in form of a diabolo , called `` dipylon shield '' because of its characteristic drawing , covers the central part of the body . The legs and the necks of the horses , the wheels of the chariots are represented one beside the other without perspective . The hand of this painter , so called in the absence of signature , is the Dipylon Master , could be identified on several pieces , in particular monumental amphorae . </P>
an early vase named for the graveyard in athens where it was found
an early vase named for the graveyard in athens where it was found
Dipylon
Dipylon